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John 6:56

He that eateth my body, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

In Context

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

57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that shall eat me, he also will live because of me.

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Cross References

John 14:23Jesus answered, and said to him: He that loveth me, observeth my instruction; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.

John 17:21that they all may be one; as thou, my Father, art in me, and I in thee; that they also may be one in us; so that the world may believe, that thou didst send me.

Ephesians 3:17the Messiah may dwell by faith, and in your hearts by love, while your root and your foundation waxeth strong;

1 John 4:12No one hath ever seen God; but if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

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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