53 So Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man* 6:53 Mk 2:10and drink his blood,* 6:53 Heb 9:12you do not have life in yourselves.54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood* 6:54 Mt 26:26–29; Mk 14:22–25; Lk 22:15–20; 1Co 11:23–25has eternal life, and I will raise* 6:54 Mt 16:21him up on the last day,