John 6:57

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

Cross-references

John 6:69 Historical context

John 6:69 is Peter's confession right after this discourse — affirming Jesus as the Holy One, the source of eternal life.

John 5:26 Parallel

John 5:26 explains that the Father grants the Son to have life in himself, the very basis for Jesus living because of the Father in John 6:57.

John 17:21 Parallel

John 17:21 shows the Father in the Son and believers in them, illustrating the mutual indwelling that underlies John 6:57's life transmission.

John 14:19 Parallel

John 14:19 directly echoes the logic: because Jesus lives, believers will also live — making the same causal link explicit.

John 14:6 Parallel

In John 14:6, Jesus declares He is the life — clarifying that the life believers derive from Him is access to the Father.

John 11:26 Parallel

John 11:26 promises that believers in Jesus will never die, reinforcing the eternal life from feeding on Christ in John 6:57.

John 11:25 Parallel

John 11:25 declares Jesus is the resurrection and life, directly corresponding to the life believers receive by feeding on him in John 6:57.

John 10:36 Parallel

John 10:36 reinforces Jesus' divine mission as the one sent and consecrated by the Father, echoing the sending in 6:57.

John 17:3 Parallel

John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing the Father and the sent Son, directly linking to the life Jesus gives in 6:57.

1 Corinthians 15:22 broadens the scope: as all die in Adam, so all are made alive in Christ — the universal life-giving work.

2 Corinthians 13:4 shows Christ lives by God's power, and believers will live with Him — reinforcing the shared life through His resurrection.

Galatians 2:20 applies the principle personally: Christ lives in the believer, so the life lived is by faith in the Son.

Colossians 3:4 explicitly calls Christ 'your life' and promises future appearance with Him — a direct identification.

1 John 4:9 Parallel

1 John 4:9 states God sent His Son so we might live through Him — the same mission and outcome as here.

Romans 5:10 Parallel

Romans 5:10 expands on being saved through Christ's life, paralleling the life given to believers in 6:57.

1 Corinthians 15:45 identifies Christ as the life-giving spirit, connecting to Jesus giving life to those who feed on him in 6:57.

Jeremiah 10:10 calls God the living God, confirming the identity of the 'living Father' in John 6:57.

1 Thessalonians 1:9 Related theme

1 Thessalonians 1:9 describes serving the living God, paralleling the life-source of John 6:57's living Father.