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But Jesus didn't give an inch. "Only insofar as you eat and drink flesh and blood, the flesh and blood of the Son of Man, do you have life within you.
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The one who brings a hearty appetite to this eating and drinking has eternal life and will be fit and ready for the Final Day.
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My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
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By eating my flesh and drinking my blood you enter into me and I into you.
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In the same way that the fully alive Father sent me here and I live because of him, so the one who makes a meal of me lives because of me.
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This is the Bread from heaven. Your ancestors ate bread and later died. Whoever eats this Bread will live always."
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He said these things while teaching in the meeting place in Capernaum.
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Many among his disciples heard this and said, "This is tough teaching, too tough to swallow."
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Jesus sensed that his disciples were having a hard time with this and said, "Does this throw you completely?
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What would happen if you saw the Son of Man ascending to where he came from?
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The Spirit can make life. Sheer muscle and willpower don't make anything happen. Every word I've spoken to you is a Spirit-word, and so it is life-making.