John 6:56 — text, Greek, lexicon

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Celui qui mange ma chair et qui boit mon sang demeure en moi, et je demeure en lui.

KJV

‹He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.›

Theodulf of Orleans
The Book on the Order of Baptism to Magnus of Sens
id: "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you will not have life in you" (John 6:55-56). 18. Why we are completed by the body and blood of the Lord. To gain this life, we are baptized, fed with His flesh, and given to drink of His blood, because we can…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
the faithful, which consists in food and drink, as stated above ( Q[74], A[1] ). But our Lord said ( Jn. 6:56 ): "My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed." Therefore, only the flesh and blood of Christ are contained in this sacrament. But there are many other parts…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
wherein it is not said: "This is My flesh," but "This is My body." Accordingly, when our Lord said ( Jn. 6:56 ): "My flesh is meat indeed," there the word flesh is put for the entire body, because according to human custom it seems to be more adapted for eating, as men commonly a…

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