John 6:54

But he that eateth of my body, and drinketh of my blood, to him is life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

In Context

53And Jesus said to them: Verily, verily, I say to you, That, unless ye eat the body of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life within you.

55For my body truly is food, and my blood truly is drink.

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Cross References

John 6:27Labor not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that abideth unto life eternal, which the Son of man will give to you; for him hath God the Father sealed.

John 6:47Verily, verily, I say to you: That, to him who believeth in me, there is life eternal.

Galatians 2:20And henceforth it is no more I who live, but the Messiah liveth in me: and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

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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