1 After these things, Jesus went away to
the other side of the sea of Galilee, which
is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
2 A great multitude followed him, because
they saw his signs which he did on
those who were sick.
3 Jesus went up into the mountain, and
he sat there with his disciples.
4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews,
was at hand.
5 Jesus therefore, lifting up his eyes and
seeing that a great multitude was coming
to him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy
bread, that these may eat?”
6 He said this to test him, for he himself
knew what he would do.
7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred
denarii† worth of bread is not sufficient for
them, that every one of them may receive
a little.”
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon
Peter’s brother, said to him,
9 “There is a boy here who has five barley
loaves and two fish, but what are these
among so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”
Now there was much grass in that place.
So the men sat down, in number about five
thousand.
11 Jesus took the loaves, and having
given thanks, he distributed to the disciples,
and the disciples to those who were
sitting down, likewise also of the fish as
much as they desired.
12 When they were filled, he said to his
disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces
which are left over, that nothing be lost.”
13 So they gathered them up, and filled
twelve baskets with broken pieces from
the five barley loaves, which were left over
by those who had eaten.
14 When therefore the people saw the
sign which Jesus did, they said, “This is
truly the prophet who comes into the
world.” 15 Jesus therefore, perceiving that they
were about to come and take him by force
to make him king, withdrew again to the
mountain by himself.
16 When evening came, his disciples
went down to the sea.
17 They entered into the boat, and were
going over the sea to Capernaum. It was
now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
18 The sea was tossed by a great wind
blowing.
19 When therefore they had rowed about
twenty-five or thirty stadia,‡ they saw Jesus
walking on the sea* and drawing near
to the boat; and they were afraid.
20 But he said to them, “It is I.§ Don’t be
afraid.” 21 They were willing therefore to receive
him into the boat. Immediately the boat
was at the land where they were going.
22 On the next day, the multitude that
stood on the other side of the sea saw that
there was no other boat there, except the
one in which his disciples had embarked,
and that Jesus hadn’t entered with his disciples
into the boat, but his disciples had
gone away alone.
23 However, boats from Tiberias came
near to the place where they ate the bread
after the Lord had given thanks.
24 When the multitude therefore saw
that Jesus wasn’t there, nor his disciples,
they themselves got into the boats and
came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
25 When they found him on the other
side of the sea, they asked him, “Rabbi,
when did you come here?”
26 Jesus answered them, “Most certainly
I tell you, you seek me, not because you
saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves
and were filled.
27 Don’t work for the food which perishes,
but for the food which remains to
eternal life, which the Son of Man will give
to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
28 They said therefore to him, “What
must we do, that we may work the works
of God?”
29 Jesus answered them, “This is the
work of God, that you believe in him whom
he has sent.”
30 They said therefore to him, “What
then do you do for a sign, that we may see
and believe you? What work do you do?
31 Our fathers ate the manna in the
wilderness. As it is written, ‘He gave them
bread out of heaven† to eat.’ ”*
32 Jesus therefore said to them, “Most
certainly, I tell you, it wasn’t Moses who
gave you the bread out of heaven, but
my Father gives you the true bread out of
heaven.
33 For the bread of God is that which
comes down out of heaven and gives life to
the world.”
34 They said therefore to him, “Lord, always
give us this bread.”
35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread
of life. Whoever comes to me will not be
hungry, and whoever believes in me will
never be thirsty.
36 But I told you that you have seen me,
and yet you don’t believe.
37 All those whom the Father gives me
will come to me. He who comes to me I will
in no way throw out.
38 For I have come down from heaven,
not to do my own will, but the will of him
who sent me.
39 This is the will of my Father who sent
me, that of all he has given to me I should
lose nothing, but should raise him up at the
last day.
40 This is the will of the one who sent
me, that everyone who sees the Son and
believes in him should have eternal life;
and I will raise him up at the last day.”
41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning
him, because he said, “I am the
bread which came down out of heaven.” 42 They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son
of Joseph, whose father and mother we
know? How then does he say, ‘I have come
down out of heaven’?” 43 Therefore Jesus answered them,
“Don’t murmur among yourselves.
44 No one can come to me unless the
Father who sent me draws him; and I will
raise him up in the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, ‘They
will all be taught by God.’ * Therefore
everyone who hears from the Father and
has learned, comes to me.
46 Not that anyone has seen the Father,
except he who is from God. He has seen the
Father.
47 Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes
in me has eternal life.
48 I am the bread of life.
49 Your fathers ate the manna in the
wilderness and they died.
50 This is the bread which comes down
out of heaven, that anyone may eat of it
and not die.
51 I am the living bread which came
down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this
bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread
which I will give for the life of the world is
my flesh.”
52 The Jews therefore contended with
one another, saying, “How can this man
give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus therefore said to them, “Most
certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh
of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you
don’t have life in yourselves.
54 He who eats my flesh and drinks my
blood has eternal life, and I will raise him
up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is food indeed, and my
blood is drink indeed.
56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my
blood lives in me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father sent me, and I live
because of the Father, so he who feeds on
me will also live because of me.
58 This is the bread which came down
out of heaven—not as our fathers ate the
manna and died. He who eats this bread
will live forever.” 59 He said these things in the synagogue,
as he taught in Capernaum.
60 Therefore many of his disciples, when
they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying!
Who can listen to it?”
61 But Jesus knowing in himself that his
disciples murmured at this, said to them,
“Does this cause you to stumble?
62 Then what if you would see the Son of
Man ascending to where he was before?
63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh
profits nothing. The words that I speak to
you are spirit, and are life.
64 But there are some of you who don’t
believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning
who they were who didn’t believe,
and who it was who would betray him.
65 He said, “For this cause I have said to
you that no one can come to me, unless it
is given to him by my Father.”
66 At this, many of his disciples went back
and walked no more with him.
67 Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You
don’t also want to go away, do you?”
68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to
whom would we go? You have the words
of eternal life.
69 We have come to believe and know
that you are the Christ, the Son of the living
God.”
70 Jesus answered them, “Didn’t I choose
you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
71 Now he spoke of Judas, the son of
Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would
betray him, being one of the twelve.
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