^{53 Ref} Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

^{54 Ref} Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

^{55 Ref} For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

^{56 Ref} He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

^{57 Ref} As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

^{58 Ref} This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

^{59 Ref} These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

^{60 Ref} Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

^{61 Ref} When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

^{62 Ref} What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

^{63 Ref} It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

^{64 Ref} But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

^{65 Ref} And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

^{66 Ref} From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.