{Except ye eat} (ean m(8820)phag(8874)e). Negative condition of
third class with second aorist active subjunctive of esthi(935c).
Jesus repeats the statement in verses  50,51 . Note change of
mou (my) in verse  51  to 	ou huiou tou anthr(9370)ou with same
idea. {And drink his blood} (kai pi(8874)e autou to haima). Same
condition with second aorist active subjunctive of pin(935c). This
addition makes the demand of Jesus seem to these Jews more
impossible than before if taken in a baldly literal sense. The
only possible meaning is the spiritual appropriation of Jesus
Christ by faith (verse  47 ), for "ye have not life in
yourselves" (ouk echete z(9388)n en heautois). Life is found only
in Christ.