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 DomainASVPD
“He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“he who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, doth remain in me, and I in him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 6:56 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
- Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 91:9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—
- Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
- John 14:20On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- 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.
- 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.
- 1 John 4:15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- 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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