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John 6:56

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and I remain in union with him.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

57As the ever-living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also he who eats me will live because of me.

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Cross References

John 14:23"If any one loves me," replied Jesus, "he will obey my teaching; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

John 17:21that they may all be one, even as Thou art in me, O Father, and I am in Thee; that they also may be in us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send me.

Ephesians 3:17I pray that Christ may make His home in your hearts through your faith; so that having your roots deep and your foundations strong, in love, you may become mighty to grasp the idea,

1 John 4:12No one has ever yet seen God. If we love one another, God continues in union with us, and His love in all its perfection is in our hearts.

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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