John 6:56

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

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 very meat, and my blood is very drink. (For my flesh is the true food, and my blood is the true drink.)

57As my Father living sent me, and I live for the Father, and he that eateth me, he shall live for me. (For the living Father sent me, and I live for the Father, and he who eateth me, shall live because of me.)

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Cross References

Psalms 91:1He that dwelleth in the help of the highest God; shall dwell in the protection of God of heaven. (He who dwelleth in the shelter of the Most High God, shall live under the protection of the God of heaven.)

Lamentations 3:24My soul said, The Lord is my part; therefore I shall abide him. (My soul said, The Lord is my portion; and so I shall wait for him.)

John 14:23Jesus answered, and said to him, If any man loveth me, he shall keep my word (s), (or he shall obey my words); and my Father shall love him, and we shall come to him, and we shall dwell with him.

John 17:21that all [they] be one, as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee, that also they in us be one, (or that they all be one, like thou, Father, in me, and I in thee, that also they be one in us); (so) that the world believe, that thou hast sent me.

Ephesians 3:17that Christ dwell by faith in your hearts; that ye rooted and grounded in charity, (so that the Messiah live by faith in your hearts; so that ye rooted and grounded in love,)

1 John 4:12No man saw ever God; if we love together, God dwelleth in us, and the charity of him is perfect in us. (No one ever saw God; but if we love one another, God remaineth in us, and his love is perfect, or complete, 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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