# John 6.57

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 55. <span class="rl-speech">For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.</span> 56. <span class="rl-speech">He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.</span>
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> **57. <span class="rl-speech">As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.</span>**
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> 58. <span class="rl-speech">This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever.</span> 59. These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. (John 6:55-59, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 55. <span class="rl-speech">For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.</span> 56. <span class="rl-speech">He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him.</span>
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> **57. <span class="rl-speech">As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.</span>**
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> 58. <span class="rl-speech">This is the bread which came down out of heaven, not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”</span> 59. He said these things in the synagogue, <span class="rl-speech">as he taught in Capernaum.</span> (John 6:55-59, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 55. <span class="rl-speech">For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.</span> 56. <span class="rl-speech">He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.</span>
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> **57. <span class="rl-speech">As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.</span>**
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> 58. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 59. These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. (John 6:55-59, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 55. <span class="rl-speech">for my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink;</span> 56. <span class="rl-speech">he who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, doth remain in me, and I in him.</span>
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> **57. <span class="rl-speech">'According as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, he also who is eating me, even that one shall live because of me;</span>**
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> 58. <span class="rl-speech">this is the bread that came down out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live, to the age.'</span> 59. These things he said in a synagogue, teaching in Capernaum; (John 6:55-59, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/), *zao* (Strong's G2198). Also appears in: [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/), [Matthew 26.57-68](/codex/matthew-26-57-68/), [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/).
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater* (Strong's G3962). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 6.26-65](/codex/john-6-26-65/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/)
- [G4561 - sarx](/codex/g4561-sarx/), via [John 6.51-58](/codex/john-6-51-58/)

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