Originally posted by Pope Nicholas:
[b][b]The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this
man give us (his) flesh to eat?" (protestant)[/b]
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Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the
flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life
within you.
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Whoever eats 19 my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and
I will raise him on the last day.
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For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
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Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in
him.
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Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the
Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of
me.
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This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors
who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live
forever."
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These things he said while teaching in the synagogue in
Capernaum.
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20 Then many of his disciples who were listening said,
"This saying is hard; who can accept it?"
(protestant)
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Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he
said to them, "Does this shock you?
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What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was
before? 21
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It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh 22 is of no
avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
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But there are some of you who do not believe." Jesus knew from the
beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would
betray him.
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And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come
to me unless it is granted him by my Father."
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As a result of this, many (of) his disciples returned to their
former way of life and no longer accompanied him.
(protestant)67
Jesus then said to the Twelve, "Do you also want to leave?"
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Simon Peter answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have
the words of eternal life. (catholic)
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how does this link to the eucharist?
is this passage to be interpreted literally or symbolically?
