John 6:55

1 John 5:20; Hebrews 8:2; John 1:47; John 1:9; John 15:1; John 6:32; John 8:31; John 8:36; Psalms 4:7

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In these verses Jesus repeats what he had in substance said before. Except ye eat the flesh ... - He did not mean that this should be understoo...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Further Jewish Objections. Further advance is made by the use for the first time of the phrase, to eat the flesh. To their question How? Jesus answ...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

indeed . truly. Greek. alethos. All the texts read alethes (App-175) but not the Syriac.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

55. For my flesh is truly food. He confirms the same statement by other words, “As the body is weakened and consumed by the want of food, so...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1641 THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING BY FAITH ON CHRIST John 6:53-55 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. My flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed - Or, rather, My flesh is the true m...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Whoso eateth my flesh,— "Whoso thus feedeth upon me by living faith, has the principle of eternal life implanted in him, and, if faithful unto deat...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Bread of Life John 6:1 to John 7:1 . Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea. Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many d...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Discourse on the Bread of Life. As in John 4 Jesus is the giver of 'living water,' so here He is the 'living bread' or 'manna' of the soul. Such...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Meat indeed ] lit. 'true meat.. true drink,' i.e. true nourishment for the soul.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For my flesh is meat indeed. — Better, for My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. This verse further explains that he who eateth the...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The whole chapter really records things resulting from the conflict recorded in the previous one. Having crossed the sea, Jesus first fed the multitu...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his dis...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For my flesh is meat indeed ,.... Not in a corporeal, but in a spiritual sense; and the same is said of his blood: and my blood is drink indeed ,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whoso eateth my flesh, &c., hath eternal life Has the principles of eternal life implanted in him, and shall enjoy it; for I will raise him up...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I, as a Christ crucified, not merely considered as to my Divine nature, but as to both natures united in one person, and particularly with respect to...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Except You Eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and Drink His Blood ( John 6:51-59 ). We are now gliding into the third phase of His teaching where He...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For my flesh is food indeed and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him'. Here He was again em...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Life through Christ's sacrifice:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Meat — drink indeed — With which the soul of a believer is as truly fed, as his body with meat and drink.

⁵⁵ For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

Related Commentaries of John 6:55

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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