⁵³Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ^lye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and ^l^mdrink his blood, ye have no life in you. ⁵⁴Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, ⁿhath eternal life; and ^oI will raise him up at the last day. ⁵⁵For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. ⁵⁶He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, ^pdwelleth in me, and I in him. ⁵⁷As the living Father hath sent me, and ^qI live by the Father: so he that eateth me, ^reven he shall live by me. ⁵⁸This is ^sthat bread ^twhich came down from heaven: ^unot as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: ^ehe that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

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Footnotes

mComp. Gen. 9:4.
nver. 27, 40. ch. 4:14 in the Gk.
oSee ver. 39.
pch. 15:5 (Gk.). 1 John 3:24. & 4:15, 16.
qSo ch. 5:26.
rver. 51, 53, 58.
sver. 33, 48, 51.
tver. 38.
uver. 31, 49.
ever. 58.

Cross references

l Matt. 26:26–28. Mark 14:22–24. Luke 22:19, 20. 1 Cor. 11:23–27.
l Matt. 26:26–28. Mark 14:22–24. Luke 22:19, 20. 1 Cor. 11:23–27.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves. The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day, because my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna your ancestors ate—and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”

NLTNew Living Translation

So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves! The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also the one who eats me—that one will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”