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John 6:51-58
New International Version
John 6:51-58
New International Version
51 I am the living bread(A) that came down from heaven.(B) Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”(C)
52 Then the Jews(D) began to argue sharply among themselves,(E) “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(F) of the Son of Man(G) and drink his blood,(H) 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.(I) 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.(J) 57 Just as the living Father sent me(K) 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.”(L)
John 6:51-58
English Standard Version
John 6:51-58
English Standard Version
51 I am the living bread (A)that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give (B)for the life of the world is (C)my flesh.”
52 The Jews then (D)disputed among themselves, saying, (E)“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of (F)the Son of Man and drink his blood, you (G)have no life in you. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood (H)has eternal life, and (I)I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood (J)abides in me, and I in him. 57 As (K)the living Father (L)sent me, and (M)I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. 58 (N)This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread[a] the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
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- John 6:58 Greek lacks the bread
John 6:51-58
New King James Version
John 6:51-58
New King James Version
51 I am the living bread (A)which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and (B)the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
52 The Jews therefore (C)quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”
53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless (D)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54 (E)Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For My flesh is [a]food indeed, and My blood is [b]drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (F)abides in Me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58 (G)This is the bread which came down from heaven—not (H)as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”
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John 6:51-58
New American Standard Bible
John 6:51-58
New American Standard Bible
51 (A)I am the living bread that (B)came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, (C)he will live forever; and the bread which I will give (D)for the life of the world also is (E)My flesh.”
52 (F)Then the Jews (G)began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of (H)the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will (I)raise him up on the last day. 55 For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. 56 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (J)remains in Me, and I in him. 57 Just as the (K)living Father (L)sent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. 58 This is the bread that (M)came down out of heaven, not as (N)the fathers ate and died; the one who eats this bread (O)will live forever.”
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