What does the Bible say about eat my body?
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The Bible teaches that believers receive Christ by faith, feeding spiritually on his sacrificial death and remembering it in the Lord's Supper, not by a crude or literal eating of his physical body. In John 6:53-56, Jesus speaks of eating his flesh and drinking his blood to stress the necessity of trusting in him for eternal life; John 6:51 identifies his flesh with his life given for the world. At the Last Supper, Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, and Luke 22:19-20 record Jesus giving bread and cup as covenant signs of his body and blood, commanding remembrance. First Corinthians 11:23-26 calls the church to proclaim the Lord's death until he returns.
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- John 6:53-56
[53] Jesus therefore said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves. [54] He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. [55] For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. [56] He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him.
- Matthew 26:26-28
[26] As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." [27] He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, "All of you drink it, [28] for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.
- Luke 22:19-20
[19] He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me." [20] Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
- Mark 14:22-24
[22] As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body." [23] He took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them. They all drank of it. [24] He said to them, "This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.
- Matthew 26:26
As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
- Mark 14:22
As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed, he broke it, and gave to them, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body."
- 1 Corinthians 11:24-25
[24] When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me." [25] In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me."
- Luke 22:19
He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me."
- John 6:51
I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
[23] For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread. [24] When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me." [25] In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me." [26] For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
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