John 6:53

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

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  • 1 John 5:12 : 12 The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
  • Matt 26:26-28 : 26 The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said,“Take, eat, this is my body.” 27 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying,“Drink from it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
  • John 6:55 : 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
  • John 15:4 : 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.
  • John 6:47 : 47 I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.
  • John 3:3 : 3 Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
  • Matt 18:3 : 3 and said,“I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
  • John 6:26-27 : 26 Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted. 27 Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
  • Matt 5:18 : 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.
  • John 13:8 : 8 Peter said to him,“You will never wash my feet!” Jesus replied,“If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
  • Rev 2:17 : 17 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand except the one who receives it.’
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 Jesus said to him,“Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
  • Luke 13:3 : 3 No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you will all perish as well!
  • Luke 13:5 : 5 No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!”
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
  • John 3:36 : 36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God’s wrath remains on him.
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will permit him to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.’

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  • John 6:54-60
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    90%

    54The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

    55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

    56The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him.

    57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.

    58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”

    59Many Followers Depart Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

    60Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said,“This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”

  • John 6:47-52
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    85%

    47I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.

    48I am the bread of life.

    49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

    50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.

    51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

    52Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

  • John 6:62-65
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    62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

    63The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

    64But there are some of you who do not believe.”(For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)

    65So Jesus added,“Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.”

  • John 6:31-36
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    31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written,‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

    32Then Jesus told them,“I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.

    33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

    34So they said to him,“Sir, give us this bread all the time!”

    35Jesus said to them,“I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.

    36But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe.

  • Gen 9:4
    77%

    4But you must not eat meat with its life(that is, its blood) in it.

  • John 6:26-28
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    26Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.

    27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

    28So then they said to him,“What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?”

  • Deut 12:23
    75%

    23However, by no means eat the blood, for the blood is life itself– you must not eat the life with the meat!

  • John 4:32-34
    3 verses
    74%

    32But he said to them,“I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

    33So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”

    34Jesus said to them,“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.

  • Mark 14:22
    73%

    22The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said,“Take it. This is my body.”

  • Lev 17:14
    72%

    14for the life of all flesh is its blood. So I have said to the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any living thing because the life of every living thing is its blood– all who eat it will be cut off.

  • John 5:40
    72%

    40but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

  • John 15:4-6
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    72%

    4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.

    5“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me– and I in him– bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing.

    6If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and are burned up.

  • 1 Cor 11:27
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    27For this reason, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

  • John 6:40-41
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    40For this is the will of my Father– for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

    41Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said,“I am the bread that came down from heaven,”

  • Lev 17:11
    72%

    11for the life of every living thing is in the blood. So I myself have assigned it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for the blood makes atonement by means of the life.

  • Matt 26:26
    71%

    26The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said,“Take, eat, this is my body.”

  • 1 John 5:6
    71%

    6Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood– not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

  • Lev 7:27
    71%

    27Any person who eats any blood– that person will be cut off from his people.’”

  • Luke 7:33
    71%

    33For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say,‘He has a demon!’

  • 1 Cor 11:29
    71%

    29For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

  • Mark 6:36
    70%

    36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

  • John 8:51
    70%

    51I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”

  • John 7:36
    70%

    36What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”

  • John 3:6
    70%

    6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.