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What is the difference in eating and drinking in John 6:53 and 6:54?

What is the difference in eating and drinking in John 6:53 and 6:54?

The instruction to drink the blood of the Son of Man is first given in John 6:53:

εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ φάγητε τὴν σάρκα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ πίητε αὐτοῦ τὸ αἷμα, οὐκ ἔχετε ζωὴν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς [NA 28]

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Is there a difference between ‘seeing’ the Kingdom of God, and ‘entering’ it? (John 3)

Is there a difference between ‘seeing’ the Kingdom of God, and ‘entering’ it? (John 3)

My question concerns two verses in John’s Gospel. I’m using the English Standard Version here but I think the same question arises in other translations:

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born
again he c…