Book of Common Prayer
28 For we know that all things work for the best for those who love God, who also are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he knew before, he also ordained before to be fashioned to the image of his Son, so that he may be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover, those whom he appointed before, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
31 What shall we say then to these things? If God is on our side, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him for us all, how would he not also give us all things with him? 33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies; 34 who then shall condemn? It is Christ who is dead – yea rather, risen again, who is also on the right hand of God, and makes intercession for us.
35 Who can separate us from the love of God? Can tribulation? or anguish? or persecution? or hunger? or nakedness? or peril? or sword? 36 As it is written: For your sake we are killed all day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain. 37 Nevertheless, in all these things we overcome strongly through the help of him who loved us. 38 Yea, and I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rule, nor power, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other thing in creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God shown in Christ Jesus our Lord.
52 And the Jews strove among themselves, saying, How can this fellow give his flesh to eat?
53 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 shall not have life in you. 54 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 food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father has sent me, even so do I live by my Father, and he that eats me shall live by me. 58 This is the bread which came from heaven – not as your fathers ate manna and are dead. He who eats of this bread shall live forever.
59 These things he said in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum.
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