Except you eat the flesh, etc. He did not mean that this should be understood literally, for it was never done, and it is absurd …

For my flesh is meat indeed.—Better, for My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. This verse further e…

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say…

The Venerable Bede: He had said above, Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life. Now, to show the gr…

Jesus now explains what he means by his flesh and blood. First of all, what he is talking about is as real to him as are the physical counterparts …

For my flesh is truly food. He confirms the same statement with other words: As the body is weakened and consumed by the lack of food, so …

For my flesh is meat indeed
Not in a corporeal, but in a spiritual sense; and the same is said of his blood:

The flesh and blood of the Son of Man represent the Redeemer in human nature; Christ and Him crucified, and the redemption accomplished by Him, wit…

1. Previously, our Lord checked the grumbling of the Jews over the origin of this spiritual food; here, he stops their dispute over the eati…