John 6:54

John 6:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Context of John 6:54

52Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked. 53So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. 55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.

John 6:54 word by word

ὁ τρώγων μου τὴν σάρκα καὶ πίνων μου τὸ αἷμα ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον, κἀγὼ ἀναστήσω αὐτὸν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whoso eatethτρώγωtrōgō · to eatG5176
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• drinkethπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• will raiseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• at theἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078

Cross-references for John 6:54

• John 6:27But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”
• John 4:14But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”
• Psalms 22:26The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the Lord will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
• Proverbs 9:4“Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,
• Isaiah 25:6In Jerusalem, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat.
• Isaiah 55:1“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free!
• Galatians 2:20My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
• Philippians 3:7I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.
• John 6:39And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day.

Commentaries on John 6:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54Hath eternal life - This can never be understood of the sacrament of the Lord's supper. Because this was not instituted till a year after; at the last Passover. It cannot be said that those who do not receive that sacrament must perish everlastingly. Nor can it be supposed that all those who do receive it are necessarily and eternally saved. On the contrary, St. Paul intimates that many who received it at Corinth perished, because they received it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53-55Verses 53-55 In these verses Jesus repeats what he had in substance said before. Except ye eat the flesh … - He did not mean that this should be understood literally, for it was never done, and it is absurd to suppose that it was intended to be so understood. Nothing can possibly be more absurd than to suppose that when he instituted the Supper, and gave the bread and wine to his disciples, they literally ate his flesh and drank his blood. Who can believe…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 6:54

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

In the dictionaries

• Eternal life
• Last Day
• Accursed
• Capernaum
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• Murmur
• Andrew
• Blood
• Christ, Offices of

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