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"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood1abides in Me, and I in him.
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"As the 2livingFather3sent Me, and I livebecause of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will livebecause of Me.
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"This is the breadwhich4camedown out of heaven; not as 5the fathersate and died; he who eatsthisbread6will liveforever."
Words to the Disciples
59Thesethings He said7in the synagogue as He taught8in Capernaum.
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Thereforemany of His 9disciples, when they heard this said, "10This is a difficultstatement; whocanlisten to it?"
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But Jesus, 11conscious** that His disciplesgrumbled at this, said to them, "Does this12cause you to stumble?
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"What thenif you see13the Son of Man14ascending to where He was before?
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"15It is the Spirit who giveslife; the fleshprofitsnothing; 16the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
64
"But there are 17some of you who do not believe." For Jesus18knew from the beginningwho they were who did not believe, and 19who it was that would betray Him.
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And He was saying, "For thisreason I have 20said to you, that noonecancome to Me unless*21it has beengranted him from the Father."
Peter's Confession of Faith
66 As a result of thismany of His 22disciples23withdrew* and were not walking with Him anymore.