John 6:56

John 6:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.

Context of John 6:56

54Every person needs to eat my body and they need to drink my blood. If they do those things, they have life for ever with God. I will raise them up on the last day. 55My body is the true food and my blood is the true drink. Anyone who eats my body and drinks my blood lives in me. And I live in them. 57The Father, who has life, sent me. I live because of him. In the same way, anyone who takes me as their food will live because of me. 58This is the bread that came down from heaven. It is not like the manna that your ancestors ate. They ate it but they died. But the person who eats this bread will live for ever.’

John 6:56 word by word

ὁ τρώγων μου τὴν σάρκα καὶ πίνων μου τὸ αἷμα ἐν ἐμοὶ μένει κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He that eatethτρώγωtrōgō · to eatG5176
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• drinkethπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• dwellethμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 6:56

• Lamentations 3:24‘He is my Lord,’ I say to myself. ‘He is the reason why I can hope for good things.’
• John 14:20On that day, you will know that I am in my Father. You will know that you are in me and I am in you.
• John 15:4Continue to live in me, and I will continue to live in you. A branch cannot make fruit by itself. It can make fruit only if it continues to be part of the vine. You are like that. You cannot make fruit unless you continue to live in me.
• John 17:21I pray that all of them will become united. You, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be united in us. Then the world's people will believe that you sent me.
• Psalms 90:1Lord, from long ago, you have always been a safe home for us.
• Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
• 2 Corinthians 6:16Idols do not belong in God's house. Remember that we believers are the house of the God who lives for ever. This is what God has said: ‘I will make my home with them and I will live among them. I will be their God and they will be my people.’
• Ephesians 3:17I pray that Christ will make his home in you, as you believe in him. Then you will know God's love very well. You will be like trees that have roots which go down deep into God's love. That will make you strong.
• 1 John 3:24Anyone who obeys God's commands lives together with God. God also lives in him. How do we know that God lives in us? It is because of his Holy Spirit that he has given to us.
• 1 John 4:12Nobody has ever seen God. But, if we love each other, it shows that God lives in us. As a result, we can love people completely, in the same way that God loves us.
• Revelation 3:20Look! I am standing at the door of your house. I am knocking on your door. When you hear my voice, you should open the door. Then I will come in. We will eat a meal together as friends.

Commentaries on John 6:56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 56Dwelleth in me, and I in him - Of all connections and unions, none is so intimate and complete as that which is effected by the digestion of aliments, because they are changed into the very substance of him who eats them; and this our Lord makes the model of that union which subsists between himself and genuine believers. He lives in them, and they in him; for they are made partakers of the Divine nature: 2 Peter 1:4. To this verse the following addition…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 56Dwelleth in me - Is truly and intimately connected with me. To dwell or abide in him is to remain in the belief of his doctrine, and in the participation of the benefits of his death. Compare John 15:1-6; John 17:21-23. I in him - Jesus dwells in believers by his Spirit and doctrine. When his Spirit is given them to sanctify them; when his temper, his meekness, his humility, and his love pervade their hearts; when his doctrine is received by them and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 52-59Verses 52-59 The flesh and blood of the Son of man, denote the Redeemer in the nature of man; Christ and him crucified, and the redemption wrought out by him, with all the precious benefits of redemption; pardon of sin, acceptance with God, the way to the throne of grace, the promises of the covenant, and eternal life. These are called the flesh and blood of Christ, because they are purchased by the breaking his body, and the shedding of his blood. Also…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 53-58eats My flesh and drinks My blood: Jesus answered the question the people asked (6:52). His words pointed ahead to the Lord’s Supper, which would come later (see Luke 22:19). In Jewish speech, the phrase “flesh and blood” referred to the whole person. In this context, Jesus was calling people to receive him fully by completely believing in him. Ever since the Protestant Reformation, there have been three main interpretations of the words of Jesus about…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 53-5853-58. Except ye eat the flesh ... and drink the blood ... no life, &c.--The harshest word He had yet uttered in their ears. They asked how it was possible to eat His flesh. He answers, with great solemnity, "It is indispensable." Yet even here a thoughtful hearer might find something to temper the harshness. He says they must not only "eat His flesh" but "drink His blood," which could not but suggest the idea of His death--implied in the separation of…Read the comment

Topics related to John 6:56

• Blood
• Fellowship
• Flesh
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Life
• Righteous
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Accursed
• Capernaum
• Eating
• Eternal life
• Meat
• Murmur
• Andrew
• Blood
• Christ, Offices of
• Dwell

Commentaries on John 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings