16 Bible Verses about Jesus As Food

"I am the bread of Life," replied Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never, never thirst.

I am the bread of Life.

I am the living bread come down out of Heaven. If a man eats this bread, he shall live for ever. Moreover the bread which I will give is my flesh given for the life of the world."

For God's bread is that which comes down out of Heaven and gives Life to the world."

Now the Jews began to find fault about Him because of His claiming to be the bread which came down out of Heaven.

This is the bread which came down out of Heaven; it is unlike that which your forefathers ate--for they ate and yet died. He who eats this bread shall live for ever."

Here is the bread that comes down out of Heaven that a man may eat it and not die.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that Moses did not give you the bread out of Heaven, but my Father is giving you the bread--the true bread--out of Heaven.

Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."

"In most solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no Life in you.

"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, which is in the Paradise of God.'

This led to an angry debate among the Jews. "How can this man," they argued, "give us his flesh to eat?"

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him up on the last day.

For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and I remain in union with him.

As the ever-living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also he who eats me will live because of me.