55. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.
56. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
57. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on Me also will live because of Me.
58. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers ate manna and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”
59. He said these things in the synagogue, as He taught in Capernaum.
60. When they heard this, many of His disciples said, “This is a hard saying. Who can listen to it?”
61. Knowing in Himself that His disciples murmured about it, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?
62. Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
63. It is the Spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and are life.
64. But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray Him.