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John 6:45-71
New Living Translation
John 6:45-71
New Living Translation
45 As it is written in the Scriptures,[a] ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)
47 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. 48 Yes, I am the bread of life! 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. 50 Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”
52 Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.
53 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. 54 But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 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.”
59 He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”
61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again? 63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But some of you do not believe me.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn’t believe, and he knew who would betray him.) 65 Then he said, “That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.”
66 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. 67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”
68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.[b]”
70 Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.” 71 He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him.
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John 6:45-71
New International Version
John 6:45-71
New International Version
45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[a](A) Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God;(B) only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.(C) 48 I am the bread of life.(D) 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.(E) 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven,(F) which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread(G) that came down from heaven.(H) Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”(I)
52 Then the Jews(J) began to argue sharply among themselves,(K) “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh(L) of the Son of Man(M) and drink his blood,(N) you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.(O) 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.(P) 57 Just as the living Father sent me(Q) and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”(R) 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(S) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(T)
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?(U) 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man(V) ascend to where he was before!(W) 63 The Spirit gives life;(X) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[b] and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known(Y) from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.(Z) 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”(AA)
66 From this time many of his disciples(AB) turned back and no longer followed him.
67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(AC)
68 Simon Peter answered him,(AD) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(AE) 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”(AF)
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you,(AG) the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”(AH) 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,(AI) who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)(AJ)
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