John 6:53

Jesus, therefore, said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if you may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

In Context

52The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, “How is this One able to give us [His] flesh to eat?”

54he who is eating My flesh, and is drinking My blood, has continuous life, and I will raise him up in the last day;

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Cross References

Matthew 5:18for truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the Law, until all may come to pass.

Matthew 18:3and said, “Truly I say to you, if you may not be turned and become as the children, you may not enter into the kingdom of the heavens;

Luke 13:3No—I say to you, but if you may not convert, even so will all you perish.

John 3:3Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born from above, he is not able to see the Kingdom of God”;

John 3:36he who is believing in the Son has continuous life; and he who is not believing the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 6:47Truly, truly, I say to you, he who is believing in Me has continuous life;

Matthew Henry on John 6:29-60

Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ. 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32… Read the whole commentary →

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