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John 6:57

John 6:57
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

These things said he in the synagogue,.... Openly and publicly, in the place of divine worship, where the Jews resorted for that purpose:

as he taught in Capernaum; his own city, and where there was…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

So he that eateth me, even he shall live by me - From which we learn that the union between Christ and his followers shall be similar to that which subsists between God and Christ.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 6:28-59

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Not a mere repetition of the previous statement but an enlargement of it. The result of this close union is perfect life, proceeding as from the Father to the Son, so in like manner from the Son to…