John6:51

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Translation

I myself am the living bread which has come down from heaven, if anyone eats this bread he will live to the age,

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and the bread that I give for the life of the world is my flesh.

Paraphrase

I and only I am the true source of real life which has been provided by God; if anyone plugs into this source of life he will live forever. Now the source of life that I offer the world so it can have life is my body as a sacrifice.

Footnotes

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“to the age” means “forever.” It is a shortened version of the phrase “to (through) the ages of the ages,” i.e. “on and on.”