John 6:56 meaning and explanation

Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.

John 6:56, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum, answering a crowd that followed Him after the feeding of the five thousand. They grumble at His claim to be bread from heaven, and He presses further: eating His flesh and drinking His blood means a real, personal sharing in Him, not mere admiration.

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