Bible Strands
John 6:56
Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the crowd in John 6 after declaring His flesh and blood to be real food and drink, immediately following His teaching on the bread from heaven.
The words — τρώγων (trōgōn) means "eating" and σάρκα (sarka) means "flesh," emphasizing the concrete, physical nature of the sustenance He describes.
The thread — The mutual indwelling motif appears in John 15:4 and 1 John 3:24, while the shared meal imagery recurs in Revelation 3:20.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader to actively partake in Christ’s life through faith, resulting in a reciprocal relationship where Christ lives in the believer just as the believer lives because of Christ.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
Cross-references
- 1 John 3:24 Whoever 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.
- John 15:4 Remain 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.
- Revelation 3:20 Behold, 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.
- John 14:20 On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
- Psalms 91:9 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—
- John 17:21 that 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.
- John 14:23 Jesus 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.
- 1 John 4:15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- Lamentations 3:24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 What 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.”