John 6:53-71 ▼

53 Then said Jesus unto them, I tell you truly, that unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

54 He that 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 truly food, and my blood is truly drink: he that feedeth on my flesh and drinketh my blood,

56 abideth in me and I in him.

57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that feedeth on me he also shall live by me.

58 This is the bread that came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat, and yet are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

59 These things He said in the synagogue, when He was teaching in Capernaum.

60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard Him, said, This discourse is hard to be understood, who can take it in?

61 But Jesus knowing in Himself, that his disciples were murmuring about it, said unto them, Does this offend you?

62 What then, if ye should see the Son of man ascending up, where He was before?

63 The spirit is the principle of life, the flesh availeth nothing: now the words that I speak unto you are spirit, and therefore life.

64 But there are some of you that believe not: (for Jesus knew from the beginning, who they were that believed not, and who would betray Him:

65 and He said,) therefore I told you, that no one can come unto me except it be given him from my Father.

66 From this time many of his disciples went away, and walked no more with Him.

67 Jesus therefore said to the twelve, Have ye also a mind to go away?

68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go?

69 Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and know that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

71 Now He spake of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon; for he was about to betray Him, though he was one of the twelve apostles.