He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
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Gill's Exposition
This is that bread which came down from heaven,.... That true bread, the bread of God, the bread of life, living bread; meaning himself, as in Joh 6:32;
not as your fathers did eat manna, and are…
Barnes' Notes
Dwelleth in me - Is truly and intimately connected with me. To dwell or abide in him is to remain in the belief of his doctrine, and in the participation of the benefits of his death. Compare Joh…
Adam Clarke
Dwelleth in me, and I in him - Of all connections and unions, none is so intimate and complete as that which is effected by the digestion of aliments, because they are changed into the very substance…
Whether this conference was with the Capernaites, in whose synagogue Christ now was, or with those who came from the other side of the sea, is not certain nor material; however, it is an instance of…
Cambridge Bible
dwelleth in me, and I in him Or, abideth in Me and I in him. This is one of S. John's very characteristic phrases to express the most intimate mutual fellowship and union. The word -abide" is also…
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