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John 6:53

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

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εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἈμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.Verilyἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἐὰνeanExceptἐάνconjunction — “Except”G1437if.Exceptμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.φάγητεphagēteye eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).ye eatτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σάρκαsarkafleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.the fleshτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοῦhuiouof the Sonυἱός (huios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Son”, the of-formG5207a son, descendent.of the Sonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of manκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπίητεpiētedrinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.drinkαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἷμαhaimabloodαἷμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the object formG129blood (especially as shed).bloodοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noἔχετεecheteto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἑαυτοῖςheautoisyouἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “you”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.you

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, If ye may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, If ye may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves;

World English Bible

Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly I tell you , unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don’ t have life in yourselves .

Darby Translation

Jesus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless ye shall have eaten the flesh of the Son of man, and drunk his blood, ye have no life in yourselves.

Douay-Rheims

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

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