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Jesus told them, "I can guarantee this truth: If you don't eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have the source of life in you.
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Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will bring them back to life on the last day.
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My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
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Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me, and I live in them.
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The Father who has life sent me, and I live because of the Father. So those who feed on me will live because of me.
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This is the bread that came from heaven. It is not like the bread your ancestors ate. They eventually died. Those who eat this bread will live forever."
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Jesus said this while he was teaching in a synagogue in Capernaum.
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When many of Jesus' disciples heard him, they said, "What he says is hard to accept. Who wants to listen to him anymore?"
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Jesus was aware that his disciples were criticizing his message. So Jesus asked them, "Did what I say make you lose faith?
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What if you see the Son of Man go where he was before?
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Life is spiritual. Your physical existence doesn't contribute to that life. The words that I have spoken to you are spiritual. They are life.