After these
things
aJesus
went
away
to the other
side
of bthe Sea
of Galilee
(or cTiberias
).
A large crowd
followed
Him, because
they saw
the 1 asigns
which
He was performing
on those
who were sick
.
Then aJesus
went
up on the mountain
, and there
He sat
down
with His disciples
.
Now athe Passover
, the feast
of the Jews
, was near
.
Therefore Jesus
, lifting
up His eyes
and seeing
that a large
crowd
was coming
to Him, *said
to aPhilip
, "Where
are we to buy
bread
, so
that these
may eat
?"
This He was saying
to atest
him, for He Himself
knew
what
He was intending
to do
.
aPhilip answered
Him, " bTwo
hundred
1denarii
worth of bread
is not sufficient
for them, for everyone
to receive
a little
."
One of His adisciples
, bAndrew
, Simon
Peter's
brother
, *said
to Him,
"There is a lad here
who
has
five
barley
loaves
and two
afish
, but what
are these
for so
many
people
?"
Jesus said
, "Have
the people
1sit
down
." Now
there was amuch
grass
in the place
. So
the men
1sat
down
, in number
about
bfive
thousand
.
Jesus then
took
the loaves
, and ahaving given
thanks
, He distributed
to those
who were seated
; likewise
also
of the bfish
as much
as they wanted
.
When they were filled
, He *said
to His adisciples
, "Gather
up the leftover
fragments
so
that nothing
will be lost
."
So they gathered
them up, and filled
twelve
abaskets
with fragments
from the five
barley
loaves
which
were left
over
by those
who had eaten
.
Therefore when the people
saw
the 1sign
which
He had performed
, they said
, "This
is truly
the aProphet
who is to come
into the world
."
So Jesus
, perceiving
that they were 1intending
to come
and take
Him by force
ato make
Him king
, bwithdrew
again
to cthe mountain
by Himself
alone
.
Now when
evening
came
, His adisciples
went
down
to the sea
,
and after getting into a boat
, they started to cross
the sea
ato Capernaum
. It had already
become
dark
, and Jesus
had not yet
come
to them.
The sea began to be stirred
up because a strong
wind
was blowing
.
Then, when they had rowed
about
1three
or
four miles
, they *saw
Jesus
walking
on the sea
and drawing
near
to the boat
; and they were frightened
.
But He *said to them, "It is I; 1 ado not be afraid
."
So they were willing
to receive
Him into the boat
, and immediately
the boat
was at the land
to which
they were going
.
The next day
athe crowd
that stood
on the other
side
of the sea
saw
that there was no
other
small
boat
there
, except
one
, and that Jesus
bhad not entered
with His disciples
into the boat
, but that His disciples
had gone
away
alone
.
There came other
small
boats
from aTiberias
near
to the place
where
they ate
the bread
after the bLord
chad given
thanks
.
So when
the crowd
saw
that Jesus
was not there
, nor
His disciples
, they themselves
got
into the small
boats
, and acame
to Capernaum
seeking
Jesus
.
When they found
Him on the other
side
of the sea
, they said
to Him, " aRabbi
, when
did You get
here
?"
Jesus answered
them and said
, "Truly
, truly
, I say
to you, you aseek
Me, not because
you saw
bsigns
, but because
you ate
of the loaves
and were filled
.
"Do not awork for the food
which perishes
, but for the food
which endures
to beternal
life
, which
cthe Son
of Man
will give
to you, for on Him the Father
, God
, dhas set
His seal
."
Therefore they said
to Him, "What
shall we do
, so
that we may work
the works
of God
?"
Jesus answered
and said
to them, "This
is athe work
of God
, that you believe
in Him whom
He bhas sent
."
So they said
to Him, " aWhat
then
do You do
for a bsign
, so
that we may see
, and believe
You? What
work
do You perform
?
" aOur fathers ate
the manna
in the wilderness
; as it is written
, ` bHE GAVE
THEM BREAD
OUT OF HEAVEN
TO EAT
.' "
Jesus then
said
to them, "Truly
, truly
, I say
to you, it is not Moses
who has given
you the bread
out of heaven
, but it is My Father
who gives
you the true
bread
out of heaven
.
"For the bread of God
is 1that which acomes
down
out of heaven
, and gives
life
to the world
."
Then they said
to Him, "Lord
, always
agive
us this
bread
."
Jesus said
to them, " aI am
the bread
of life
; he who comes
to Me will not hunger
, and he who believes
in Me bwill never
thirst
.
"But aI said to you that you have seen
Me, and yet do not believe
.
" aAll that the Father
gives
Me will come
to Me, and the one who comes
to Me I will certainly
not cast
out.
"For aI have come down
from heaven
, bnot to do
My own
will
, but cthe will
of Him who dsent
Me.
"This is the will
of Him who sent
Me, that of aall
that He has given
Me I blose
nothing
, but craise
it up on the last
day
.
"For this is the will
of My Father
, that everyone
who abeholds
the Son
and bbelieves
in Him will have
eternal
life
, and I Myself
will craise
him up on the last
day
."
aTherefore the Jews
were grumbling
about
Him, because
He said
, "I am
the bread
that bcame
down
out of heaven
."
They were saying, " aIs not this
Jesus
, the son
of Joseph
, whose
father
and mother
bwe know
? How
does He now
say
, ` cI have come
down
out of heaven
'?"
Jesus answered
and said
to them, "Do not grumble
among
yourselves
.
"No one
can
come
to Me unless
the Father
who sent
Me adraws
him; and I will braise
him up on the last
day
.
"It is written ain the prophets
, ` bAND THEY SHALL ALL
BE cTAUGHT
OF GOD
.' Everyone
who has heard
and learned
from the Father
, comes
to Me.
" aNot that anyone has seen
the Father
, except
the One who is from God
; He has seen
the Father
.
"Truly, truly
, I say
to you, he who believes
ahas
eternal
life
.
" aI am the bread
of life
.
" aYour fathers ate
the manna
in the wilderness
, and they died
.
"This is the bread
which acomes
down
out of heaven
, so
that one
may eat
of it and bnot die
.
" aI am the living
bread
that bcame
down
out of heaven
; if
anyone
eats
of this
bread
, che will live
forever
; and the bread
also
which
I will give
dfor the life
of the world
is eMy flesh
."
aThen the Jews
bbegan to argue
with one
another
, saying
, "How
can
this
man
give
us His flesh
to eat
?"
So Jesus
said
to them, "Truly
, truly
, I say
to you, unless
you eat
the flesh
of athe Son
of Man
and drink
His blood
, you have
no
life
in yourselves
.
"He who eats My flesh
and drinks
My blood
has
eternal
life
, and I will araise
him up on the last
day
.
"For My flesh is true
food
, and My blood
is true
drink
.
"He who eats My flesh
and drinks
My blood
aabides
in Me, and I in him.
"As the aliving Father
bsent
Me, and I live
because
of the Father
, so
he who eats
Me, he also
will live
because
of Me.
"This is the bread
which
acame
down
out of heaven
; not as bthe fathers
ate
and died
; he who eats
this
bread
cwill live
forever
."
These things
He said
ain the synagogue
as He taught
bin Capernaum
.
Therefore many
of His adisciples
, when they heard
this said
, " bThis
is a difficult
statement
; who
can
listen
to it?"
But Jesus, aconscious
that His disciples
grumbled
at this
, said
to them, "Does this
bcause
you to stumble
?
"What then if
you see
athe Son
of Man
bascending
to where
He was before
?
" aIt is the Spirit who gives
life
; the flesh
profits
nothing
; bthe words
that I have spoken
to you are spirit
and are life
.
"But there are asome of you who
do not believe
." For Jesus
bknew
from the beginning
who
they were who did not believe
, and cwho
it was that would 1betray
Him.
And He was saying, "For this
reason
I have asaid
to you, that no
one
can
come
to Me unless
bit has been
granted
him from the Father
."
As a result of this
many
of His adisciples
bwithdrew
and were not walking
with Him anymore
.
So Jesus
said
to athe twelve
, "You do not want
to go
away
also
, do you?"
aSimon Peter
answered
Him, "Lord
, to whom
shall we go
? You have
bwords
of eternal
life
.
"We have believed and have come to know
that You are athe Holy
One
of God
."
Jesus answered
them, " aDid I Myself
not choose
you, bthe twelve
, and yet one
of you is ca devil
?"
Now He meant
Judas
athe son of Simon
Iscariot
, for he, bone
of cthe twelve
, 1was going
to betray
Him.