John 6:48-71

48I am the Bread of Life [the Living Bread which gives and sustains life].

49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

50This is the Bread that comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.

51I am the Living Bread that came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this Bread [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior], he will live forever. And the Bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh (body).”

52Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

53And Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood [unless you believe in Me as Savior and believe in the saving power of My blood which will be shed for you], you do not have life in yourselves.

54The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] has eternal life [that is, now possesses it], and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.

55For My flesh is true [spiritual] food, and My blood is true [spiritual] drink.

56He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] remains in Me, and I [in the same way remain] in him.

57Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, even so the one who feeds on Me [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] will also live because of Me.

58This is the Bread which came down out of heaven. It is not like [the manna that] our fathers ate and they [eventually] died; the one who eats this Bread [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] will live forever.”

59He said these things in a synagogue while He was teaching in Capernaum.

60When many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This is a difficult and harsh and offensive statement. Who can [be expected to] listen to it?”

61But Jesus, aware that His disciples were complaining about it, asked them, “Does this cause you to stumble and take offense?

62What then [will you think] if you see the Son of Man ascending to [the realm] where He was before?

63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh conveys no benefit [it is of no account]. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life [providing eternal life].

64But [still] there are some of you who do not believe and have faith.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who did not believe, and who would betray Him.

65And He was saying, “This is the reason why I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him [that is, unless he is enabled to do so] by the Father.”

66As a result of this many of His disciples abandoned Him, and no longer walked with Him.

67So Jesus said to the twelve [disciples], “You do not want to leave too, do you?”

68Simon Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You [alone] have the words of eternal life [you are our only hope].

69We have believed and confidently trusted, and [even more] we have come to know [by personal observation and experience] that You are the Holy One of God [the Christ, the Son of the living God].”

70Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve [disciples]? And yet one of you is a devil (ally of Satan).”

71Now He was speaking of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the twelve [disciples], was about to betray Him.