KJV King James Version
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
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John 6:57
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
WEB World English Bible
As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.
ASV American Standard Version
As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘According as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, he also who is eating me, even that one shall live because of me;
Surrounding context — John 6
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.
59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asἀπέστειλένG649 · apostellōto sendμεG3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoζῶνG2198 · zaōto liveπατὴρG3962 · patērfatherκἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weζῶG2198 · zaōto liveδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέρα,G3962 · patērfatherκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoτρώγωνG5176 · trōgōto eatμεG3165 · memeκἀκεῖνοςG2532 · kaiandζήσειG2198 · zaōto liveδι᾽G1223 · diathrough/because ofἐμέ.G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
John 5:26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;Galatians 2:20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.John 17:21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.Psalm 18:46The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.John 3:17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD [is] the true God, he [is] the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.Colossians 3:3-4For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.Matthew 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.1 John 4:9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.1 Corinthians 15:22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.John 11:25-26Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:2 Corinthians 13:4For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.Hebrews 9:14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
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