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Whoeverὁfeeds onτρώγωνmy fleshμου τὴν σάρκαandκαὶdrinksπίνωνmy bloodμου τὸ αἷμαremainsμένειinἐνme,ἐμοὶand Iκἀγὼinἐνhim.αὐτῷ
John 6:56
Study it in the app“Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:56, word by word
- feeds onτρώγωνtrōgōn
eat, chew
Eat, chew.
Where else “trōgōn” appears- my fleshσάρκαsarka
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarka” appears- drinksπίνωνpinōn
soak up
To drink the cup of suffering, or take in deeply.
Where else “pinōn” appears- my bloodαἷμαhaima
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haima” appears- remainsμένειmenei
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears
The context
55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
56 · This verse (above)
57As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he too will live because of me.
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?