John 6:54-66

54The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

56The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him.

57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.

58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”

59Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

60Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said, “This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”

61When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them, “Does this cause you to be offended?

62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

63The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

64But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)

65So Jesus added, “Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.”

66After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.