9 Bible Verses about Eating Christ's Body

As they were eating, he took a loaf and blessed it, and he broke it in pieces and gave it to them saying, "Take this. It is my body."

And he took a loaf of bread and thanked God, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body.

and gave thanks for it and then broke it in pieces, saying, "This is my body which takes your place. Do this in memory of me."

Does not the consecrated cup which we bless mean that in drinking it we share in the blood of Christ? Does not the bread that we break mean that in eating it we share in the body of Christ?

Whoever lives on my flesh and drinks my blood possesses eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the Last Day.

Whoever lives on my flesh and drinks my blood remains united to me and I remain united to him.

I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the world's life is my own flesh!"

This led the Jews to dispute with one another. They said, "How can he give us his flesh to eat?"

For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.