What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

You people judge by outward appearances; I do not judge anyone.

– children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband’s decision, but by God.

For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him.

just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.

Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.

Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.

The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”