⁵³ [^LSo] Jesus said to them, “·I tell you the truth [^LTruly, truly I say to you], you must eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood. Otherwise, you won’t have ·real life [^Llife] in you. ⁵⁴ Those who ·eat [feed on; ^CJesus uses a different Greek word for “eat” in vv. 54–57 than in the previous verses; but the difference is probably stylistic] my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day. ⁵⁵ [^LFor] My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.