KJV King James Version
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
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John 6:55
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
WEB World English Bible
For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
ASV American Standard Version
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink;
Surrounding context — John 6
52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?
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.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
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John 6:32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.John 8:31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;John 8:36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.John 1:9[That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.Hebrews 8:2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.Psalm 4:7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time [that] their corn and their wine increased.John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
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