Five times in different verbal
expressions, Jesus confirmed
the reality of the meaning he
intended.
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread
that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.
John 6:53
Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless
you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
you do not have life within you."
John 6:54
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal
life, and I will raise him on the last day.
John 6:55
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
John 6:56
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me
and I in him.