Thematic Bible: Body of Christ symbolized by the bread


Thematic Bible



I am the living bread which having come down from heaven: if any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and also the bread which I shall give is my flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. Then the Jews contended with one another, saying, How can he give us the flesh to eat Then said Jesus to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves. read more.
He chewing my flesh, and drinking my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is truly food, and my blood is truly drink. He chewing my flesh, and drinking my blood, remains in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live through the Father: also he chewing me, the same also shall live through me. This is the bread which having come down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and died: he chewing this bread shall live forever. He said these, teaching in the synagogue, in Capernaum. Then many of his disciples, having heard, said, This is a hard word; who can hear it And Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmur for this, said to them, Does this offend you? If then ye see the Son of man going up where he was before It is the spirit making alive; the flesh profits nothing: the words which I speak to you are spirit, and are life.