John 6
1 After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.
2 A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
A great crowd was following him because they saw the signs that he was doing on those who were sick.
3 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
Jesus went up the mountain and there he sat down with his disciples.
4 Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
(Now the Passover, the Jewish festival, was near.)
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where are we going to buy bread so that these may eat?”
6 But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
(But Jesus said this to test Philip, for he himself knew what he was going to do.)
7 Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be sufficient for each one to have even a little.”
8 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
One of the disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,
9 “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
“There is a boy here who has five bread loaves of barley and two fish, but what are these among so many?”
10 “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in the place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
11 Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
Then Jesus took the loaves and after giving thanks, he gave it to those who were sitting. He did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.
12 And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
When the people were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which remain, so that nothing will be lost.”
13 So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
14 When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Then, when the people saw this sign that he did, they said, “This truly is the prophet who is to come into the world.”
15 Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
When Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him by force to make him king, he withdrew again up the mountain by himself.
16 When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
When it became evening, his disciples went down to the sea.
17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
They got into a boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was dark by this time, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
18 A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.
19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
When they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.
20 But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”
But he said to them, “It is I! Do not be afraid.”
21 Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
Then they were willing to receive him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land where they were going.
22 The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
The next day, the crowd that had been standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except the one, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples but that his disciples had gone away alone.
23 However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
However, there were some boats that came from Tiberias close to the place where they had eaten the bread loaves after the Lord had given thanks.
24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
When the crowd discovered that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
25 When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
After they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
26 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
Jesus replied to them, saying, “Truly, truly, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate some of the bread loaves and were filled.
27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.” (aiōnios g166)
Do not work for the food that perishes, but work for the food that endures to eternal life which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has set his seal on him.” (aiōnios g166)
28 Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
Then they said to him, “What must we do, so that we may do the works of God?”
29 Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
Jesus replied and said to them, “This is the work of God: That you believe in the one whom he has sent.”
30 So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
So they said to him, “What sign then will you do, so that we may see and believe you? What will you do?
31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'”
32 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
Then Jesus replied to them, “Truly, truly, it was not Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but it is my Father who is giving you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”
35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
36 But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
But I told you that indeed you have seen me, and you do not believe.
37 Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and he who comes to me I will certainly not throw out.
38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
This is the will of him who sent me, that I would lose not one of all those whom he has given me, but will raise them up on the last day.
40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” (aiōnios g166)
For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him would have eternal life and I will raise him up on the last day.” (aiōnios g166)
41 At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
Then the Jews grumbled about him because he had said, “I am the bread that has come down from heaven.”
42 They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
They said, “Is not this Jesus son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?”
43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.
Jesus replied and said to them, “Stop grumbling among yourselves.
44 “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.
45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
It is written in the prophets, 'Everyone will be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.
46 not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God—he has seen the Father.
Truly, truly, he who believes has eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
48 I am the bread of life.
I am the bread of life.
49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
This is the bread which comes down from heaven, so that a person may eat some of it and not die.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” (aiōn g165)
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats some of this bread, he will live forever. The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” (aiōn g165)
52 At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
The Jews became angry among themselves and began to argue, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves.
54 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. (aiōnios g166)
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day. (aiōnios g166)
55 For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
56 Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
57 Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
As the living Father sent me, and as I live because of the Father, so he who eats me, he will also live because of me.
58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.” (aiōn g165)
This is the bread that has come down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.” (aiōn g165)
59 Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
But Jesus said these things in the synagogue while he was teaching in Capernaum.
60 On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
Then many of his disciples who heard this said, “This is a difficult teaching; who can accept it?”
61 Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
Jesus, because he knew in himself that his disciples were grumbling at this, said to them, “Does this offend you?
62 Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
Then what if you should see the Son of Man going up to where he was before?
63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
It is the Spirit who makes alive; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.
64 However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who were the ones that would not believe and who it was who would betray him.
65 Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
He said, “It is because of this that I said to you that no one can come to me unless it is granted to him by the Father.”
66 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
Because of this, many of his disciples went away and no longer walked with him.
67 So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
Then Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?”
68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life, (aiōnios g166)
69 We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
70 Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
Jesus said to them, “Did not I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
71 He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
Now he spoke of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he, one of the twelve, who would betray Jesus.
