John 6:53 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵³ So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵³ 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

⁵³ 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)

⁵³ 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

⁵³ 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

⁵³ 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

⁵³ The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

John 6:53 Cross References

Matthew 18:3

and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:18

For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Luke 13:3

No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as they did.

Luke 13:5

No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish just as they did.”

John 13:8

Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.”

John 15:4

Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.

John 3:3

Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life but must endure God’s wrath.

John 3:5

Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.

John 6:47

Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

John 6:55

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

John 6:62

Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

1 John 5:12

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Revelation 2:17

Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give a white stone, and on the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.

Revelation 2:7

Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone who conquers, I will give permission to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.