The Jews argued among themselves, saying, How can this man give us His
flesh to eat? Then Jesus said to them, I tell you, unless you eat the
flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life within
you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life. I will
raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood
is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me
and I live in him. The living Father has sent me and I live by the
Father. Therefore, he who feeds on me will also live by me. This is
that bread that came down from heaven and not the manna your fathers
ate. He who partakes of this bread will live forever. Jesus taught this
in the synagogue at Capernaum.
When they heard this, many of His disciples said, These are hard words.
Who can hear it? Jesus knew that His disciples murmured at it and said,
Does this offend you? What if you see the Son of man ascend up where He
was before? It is the spirit that is life. The flesh means nothing. The
words I speak are about spirit and about life. But there are some of
you who do not believe. Jesus knew from the beginning who did not
believe and who would betray Him. He said, That is why I told you that
no man can come to me unless it is granted by my Father. From that time
many of His followers went back and walked with Him no more.
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