John 6:50-69

New King James Version

^50 (A)This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. ⁵¹ I am the living bread ^(B)which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and ^(C)the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

⁵² The Jews therefore ^(D)quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”

⁵³ Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless ^(E)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. ^54 (F)Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. ⁵⁵ For My flesh is ^[a]food indeed, and My blood is ^[b]drink indeed. ⁵⁶ He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood ^(G)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 (H)This is the bread which came down from heaven—not ^(I)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.

Many Disciples Turn Away

^60 (J)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a ^[c]hard saying; who can understand it?”

⁶¹ When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples ^[d]complained about this, He said to them, “Does this ^[e]offend you? ^62 (K)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? ^63 (L)It is the Spirit who gives life; the ^(M)flesh profits nothing. The ^(N)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. ⁶⁴ But ^(O)there are some of you who do not believe.” For ^(P)Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. ⁶⁵ And He said, “Therefore ^(Q)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”

^66 (R)From that time many of His disciples went ^[f]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 ^(S)the words of eternal life. ^69 (T)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the ^[g]Christ, the Son of the living God.”