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

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. Just 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.

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 is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!
• Jeremiah 10:10The Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. When he shows his anger the earth shakes. None of the nations can stand up to his fury.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
• John 5:26For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself,
• John 17:21that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,
• John 14:6Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:22For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
• 2 Corinthians 13:4For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.
• Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
• Colossians 3:3for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
• 1 John 4:9By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live 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