John 6:53 - The Message But Jesus didn’t give an inch. “Only insofar as you eat and drink flesh and blood, the flesh and blood of the Son of Man, do you have life within you. The one who brings a hearty appetite to this eating and drinking has eternal life and will be fit and ready for the Final Day. My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. By eating my flesh and drinking my blood you enter into me and I into you. In the same way that the fully alive Father sent me here and I live because of him, so the one who makes a meal of me lives because of me. This is the Bread from heaven. Your ancestors ate bread and later died. Whoever eats this Bread will live always.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jesus said to them, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, you cannot have any life in you unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood [unless you appropriate His life and the saving merit of His blood]. American Standard Version (1901) Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves. Common English Bible Jesus said to them, “I assure you, unless you eat the flesh of the Human One and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the Jews debated among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? |