John 6:57

John 6:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
• New International Version (NIV)Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

Context of John 6:57

55My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them. The Father who has life sent me, and I live because of the Father. So those who feed on me will live because of me. 58This is the bread that came from heaven. It is not like the bread your ancestors ate. They eventually died. Those who eat this bread will live forever.” 59Jesus said this while he was teaching in a synagogue in Capernaum.

John 6:57 word by word

καθὼς ἀπέστειλέν με ὁ ζῶν πατὴρ κἀγὼ ζῶ διὰ τὸν πατέρα, καὶ ὁ τρώγων με κἀκεῖνος ζήσει δι᾽ ἐμέ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• theπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• hath sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• soκαίkai · andG2532
• he that eatethτρώγωtrōgō · to eatG5176
• even heκἀκεῖνοςkakeinos · and that oneG2548

Cross-references for John 6:57

• Psalms 18:46The Lord lives! Thanks be to my rock! May God my Savior be honored.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only God. He is the living God and eternal king. The earth trembles when he is angry. The nations can’t endure his fury.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9They talk about how you welcomed us when we arrived. They even report how you turned away from false gods to serve the real, living God
• Hebrews 9:14The blood of Christ, who had no defect, does even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself to God and cleansed our consciences from the useless things we had done. Now we can serve the living God.
• John 5:26The Father is the source of life, and he has enabled the Son to be the source of life too.
• John 17:21I pray that all of these people continue to have unity in the way that you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they may be united with us so that the world will believe that you have sent me.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die.
• John 14:6Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:22As everyone dies because of Adam, so also everyone will be made alive because of Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 13:4He was weak when he was crucified, but by God’s power he lives. We are weak with him, but by God’s power we will live for you with his help.
• Galatians 2:20I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live I live by believing in God’s Son, who loved me and took the punishment for my sins.
• Colossians 3:3You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
• 1 John 4:9God has shown us his love by sending his only Son into the world so that we could have life through him.

Commentaries on John 6:57

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57So he that eateth me, even he shall live by me - From which we learn that the union between Christ and his followers shall be similar to that which subsists between God and Christ.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 57I live by the Father - See the notes at John 5:26.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 6:57

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

In the dictionaries

• Accursed
• Capernaum
• Eating
• Eternal life
• Meat
• Murmur
• Andrew
• Christ, Offices of
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology

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