John 6:56-69 (Gospel)
- 56
- He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.
- 57
- As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
- 58
- This is the bread which came down from heaven – not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”
- 59
- These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.
- 60
- Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?”
- 61
- When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, “Does this offend you?
- 62
- What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before?
- 63
- It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
- 64
- But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him.
- 65
- And He said, “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
- 66
- From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.
- 67
- Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
- 68
- But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
- 69
- Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”