John 6:55
New International Version
For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.

New Living Translation
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

English Standard Version
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

Berean Standard Bible
For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.

Berean Literal Bible
For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

King James Bible
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

New King James Version
For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.

New American Standard Bible
For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

NASB 1995
“For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

NASB 1977
“For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

Legacy Standard Bible
For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

Amplified Bible
For My flesh is true [spiritual] food, and My blood is true [spiritual] drink.

Christian Standard Bible
because my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink.

American Standard Version
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

Contemporary English Version
My flesh is the true food, and my blood is the true drink.

English Revised Version
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

Good News Translation
For my flesh is the real food; my blood is the real drink.

International Standard Version
because my flesh is real food, and my blood is real drink.

Majority Standard Bible
For My flesh is truly food, and My blood is truly drink.

NET Bible
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

New Heart English Bible
For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

Webster's Bible Translation
For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

Weymouth New Testament
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

World English Bible
For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for My flesh is truly food, and My blood is truly drink;

Berean Literal Bible
For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

Young's Literal Translation
for my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink;

Smith's Literal Translation
For my flesh is truly food, and my blood is truly drink.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

New American Bible
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

New Revised Standard Version
for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For my body truly is the food, and my blood truly is the drink.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“For my body truly is food, and my blood truly is drink.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

Godbey New Testament
For my flesh is the true food, and my blood is the true drink.

Haweis New Testament
For my flesh truly is meat, and my blood truly is drink.

Mace New Testament
for my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

Weymouth New Testament
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

Worrell New Testament
for My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

Worsley New Testament
For my flesh is truly food, and my blood is truly drink: he that feedeth on my flesh and drinketh my blood,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus the Bread of Life
54Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. 56Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.…

Cross References
Matthew 26:26-28
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 14:22-24
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.” / Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. / He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Luke 22:19-20
And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” / In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.

1 Corinthians 10:16
Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 11:23-25
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, / and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” / In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 15:1-5
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...

Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:19-22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...

Revelation 19:9
Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Exodus 12:7-13
They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. / They are to eat the meat that night, roasted over the fire, along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. / Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts. ...

Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

Psalm 34:8
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Isaiah 55:1-3
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. / Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...


Treasury of Scripture

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

meat.

John 6:32
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

John 1:9,47
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world…

John 8:31,36
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; …

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John 6
1. Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.
15. Thereupon the people would have made him king;
16. but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;
26. reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;
32. declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.
66. Many disciples depart from him.
68. Peter confesses him.
70. Judas is a devil.














For My flesh
The phrase "For My flesh" refers to the physical body of Jesus Christ. In the Greek, the word for "flesh" is "σάρξ" (sarx), which often denotes the human body in its natural state. This statement by Jesus is deeply rooted in the Incarnation, the Christian belief that God became flesh in the person of Jesus. Historically, this was a radical claim, as it challenged the Jewish understanding of God as wholly other and transcendent. Jesus' assertion here is a profound declaration of His humanity and His willingness to offer Himself for the salvation of mankind.

is real food
The term "real food" in Greek is "ἀληθής βρῶσις" (alēthēs brōsis), which can be translated as "true food" or "genuine nourishment." This phrase emphasizes the spiritual sustenance that Jesus provides, contrasting with the temporary satisfaction of physical food. In the historical context, Jesus is speaking to a crowd that had recently been miraculously fed with loaves and fishes. He is redirecting their focus from physical sustenance to the spiritual nourishment that comes from a relationship with Him. This teaching aligns with the broader scriptural theme that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God (Deuteronomy 8:3).

and My blood
"My blood" refers to the sacrificial aspect of Jesus' mission. In the Jewish tradition, blood is synonymous with life and is central to the sacrificial system outlined in the Old Testament. The Greek word for "blood" is "αἷμα" (haima), which is used throughout the New Testament to signify the atoning sacrifice of Jesus. This phrase foreshadows the Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist, where Jesus offers His blood as the new covenant for the forgiveness of sins. Historically, this was a revolutionary concept, as it redefined the understanding of sacrifice and covenant in the Jewish faith.

is real drink
The phrase "real drink" in Greek is "ἀληθής πόσις" (alēthēs posis), meaning "true drink" or "authentic refreshment." This highlights the life-giving and sustaining power of Jesus' sacrifice. Just as physical drink quenches thirst, Jesus' blood, symbolically received in the Eucharist, quenches spiritual thirst and grants eternal life. In the scriptural context, this teaching is part of Jesus' discourse on being the Bread of Life, where He invites believers to partake in His life through faith and communion. This concept is central to Christian worship and the understanding of salvation, emphasizing the intimate and transformative relationship between Christ and the believer.

(55) For my flesh is meat indeed.--Better, for My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. This verse further explains that he who eateth the flesh and drinketh the blood hath eternal life, for he has the true elements of life. It is an answer, too, to the question. How can this Man give us His flesh to eat? (John 6:52.)

Verse 55. - A new justification is given for this great statement: For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. (The two active verbals are adopted, "eating," "drinking;" but βρῶσις and πόσις are used very frequently by the Attic writers for "food" and "drink," as well as for the processes of eating and drinking.) That is, Christ's flesh and blood stand in the same relation to the true life of man that food and drink do to the physical life of earth; and so, unless we duly and fully assimilate Divine humanity, we have no life in us. If we cannot assimilate food, we die. It must become part of our life blood and permeate our system; so "the coming and believing" must mean such an acceptance of the Christ that the love of God penetrates our whole being, "even the joints and marrow of soul and spirit;" unless it does so, we have no life in us. Lange, even here, presses the idea of the flesh and blood of Christ as being true food, seeing that by believing historic contemplation we participate in the "historic form of his manifestation," and by spiritual contemplation and fervent faith we drink in the blood which is the life. The difference between ἀληθής and ἀληθῶς is nearly that between ἀληθής and ἀληθίνος. The former is the antithesis of the merely apparent food; the latter would have meant genuine food answering to the ideal of food. "The true food" is the food for the inner man - food in all reality. The Lord was speaking to them of a unique relation which he sustained to the human race, and which cannot be explained away into some mere euphemism for the blessedness and stimulating character of the gospel message. This is made still more evident by his next words -

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

flesh
σάρξ (sarx)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

real
ἀληθής (alēthēs)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 227: Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE.

food,
βρῶσις (brōsis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1035: (a) abstr: eating, (b) food, a meal, (c) rust. From the base of bibrosko; eating; by extension food.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

blood
αἷμά (haima)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 129: Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

real
ἀληθής (alēthēs)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 227: Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE.

drink.
πόσις (posis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4213: Drinking, drink, beverage. From the alternate of pino; a drinking, i.e. a draught.


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