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 meat indeed,  and  My  Blood  is  drink  indeed. As the  living  Father hath sent  Me,  and  I live  by  the  Father,  so  he  that  eateth  Me,  the same shall  also  live  by  Me. This is  the  bread  that  came  down from heaven. Not as  your  fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  died. He that eateth  this  bread,  shall  live  for  ever.”

Many of  the  disciples,  hearing  these  words,  did  not  believe it possible  that  He  could  do  what  He  promised;  they,  therefore, went away,  saying:  “This  word  is  hard ,  and  who  can  hear  it?” But Jesus,  knowing  that  they  murmured  at  His  teaching,  asketh: “Doth this  scandalize  you? If then  you  shall  see  the  Son  of Man  ascend  up  where  He  was  before? It is  the  spirit  that  quickeneth, the flesh  profiteth  nothing. The words  that  I have  spoken  to you  are  spirit  and  life. But there  are  some  of  you  that  believe not.” But  they  were  scandalized,  and  many  of  them  walked  no more  with  Him.