John 6:55
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
For my flesh is meate indeed, and my blood is drinke indeed.
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32Then 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.
32Then Iesus said vnto them, Uerely, verely I say vnto you, Moses gaue you not that bread from heauen, but my Father giueth you the true bread from heauen.
- 1 John 5:20Rank 6 from verse 55
20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
20And we know that the Sonne of God is come, and hath giuen vs an vnderstanding that wee may know him that is true: and wee are in him that is true, euen in his Sonne Iesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternall life.
- Hebrews 8:2Rank 7 from verse 55
- Psalms 4:7Rank 9 from verse 55
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John 6:55
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.
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Truly, certainly, actually, or in fact; used for emphasis, confirmation, or concession before a contrast.
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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternall life, and I will raise him vp at the last day.
55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
55For my flesh is meate indeed, and my blood is drinke indeed.
Selected passage56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.