John 6:56-69

⁵⁶Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood remain in me, and I remain in them.

⁵⁷Just as the life-giving Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.

⁵⁸Now this is the bread that came down from heaven, not the kind your forefathers ate and still died. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever.”

⁵⁹Jesus explained this while he was teaching in a synagogue at Capernaum.

⁶⁰Many of his disciples when they heard it said, “This is hard to accept! Who can follow it?”

⁶¹Jesus saw that his disciples were complaining about this, so he asked them, “Are you offended by this?

⁶²Then what if you were to see the Son ascend to where he was before?

⁶³The Spirit gives life; the physical body doesn't do anything. The words I've told you are spirit and life!

⁶⁴Yet there are some of you who don't trust me.” (Jesus had known from the very beginning who didn't trust him, and who would betray him.)

⁶⁵Jesus added, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is made possible by the Father.”

⁶⁶From this time on many of Jesus' disciples gave up and no longer followed him.

⁶⁷Then Jesus asked the twelve disciples, “What about you? Do you want to leave as well?”

⁶⁸Simon Peter answered, “Lord, who would we follow? You're the one who has the words of eternal life.

⁶⁹We trust in you, and we're convinced that you are God's Holy One.”