John 6:56

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.”

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BSBPD

“Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“he who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, doth remain in me, and I in him.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 6:56 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  2. Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  3. Psalms 91:9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—
  4. Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
  5. John 14:20On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
  6. John 14:23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
  7. John 15:4Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  8. John 17:21that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
  9. 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  10. Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
  11. 1 John 3:24Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
  12. 1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
  13. 1 John 4:15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
  14. Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

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