He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him.
Parallel translations
- KJV He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
- BSB Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
- NKJV He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.
- NASB The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
- NLT Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
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- 1 Jn 3:24He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
- John 15:4–5Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
- Rev 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
- John 14:20In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
- Ps 91:9Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,
- John 17:21–23that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.
- 1 Jn 4:15–16Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.
- John 14:23Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
- 1 Jn 4:12No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.
- 2 Cor 6:16What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
- Lam 3:24“Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”
- Ps 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Ps 90:1A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.
- Eph 3:17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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