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As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.
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The Divine Chain of Life
Commentators explain that this verse reveals a divine 'chain of life.' The Father, called 'the living Father,' is the ultimate source of all life. He imparts this life to the Son. In the same way, Jesus, the Son, imparts this very life to anyone who 'eats' him—that is, who believes in and spiritually partakes of him. Our eternal life flows from the Father, through the Son.
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The living Father (ο ζων πατηρ). Nowhere else in the N.T., but see 5:26 and "the living God" (Matthew 16:16; [Referenc…
19th Century
Anglican
I live by the Father . . . he shall live by me.—The preposition “by” here is ambiguous, and it is better, therefore, to r…
Baptist
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so h…
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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 …
16th Century
Protestant
As the living Father hath sent me. Until now, Christ has explained the manner in which we must become partakers of life. He now comes to s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As the living Father has sent me Into the world, to be the Saviour of it; not by local motion, but by assumption of human natu…
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Presbyterian
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, our Lord checked the grumbling of the Jews over the origin of this spiritual food; here, he stops their dispute over the eati…
