John 6
1 After these things Jesus went away beyond the Sea of Galilee (of Tiberias),
After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
2 and there was following Him a great multitude, because they were seeing His signs that He was doing on the ailing;
A large crowd was following him because they saw the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.
3 and Jesus went up to the mountain, and He was sitting with His disciples there,
So Jesus went up on the mountain and sat there with his disciples.
4 and the Passover was near, the celebration of the Jews.
(Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.)
5 Jesus then having lifted up [His] eyes and having seen that a great multitude comes to Him, says to Philip, “From where will we buy loaves, that these may eat?”
When Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread so that these people may eat?”
6 And this He said, trying him, for He Himself had known what He was about to do.
(He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was about to do.)
7 Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little”;
Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be sufficient for each of them to receive a little portion.”
8 one of His disciples—Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter—says to Him,
Then one of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
9 “There is one little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fishes, but these—what are they to so many?”
“There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are they for so many people?”
10 And Jesus said, “Make the men to sit down”; and there was much grass in the place, the men then sat down, in number, as it were, five thousand,
Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
11 and Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks He distributed [them] to the disciples, and the disciples to those reclining, in like manner, also of the little fishes as much as they wished.
Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks, he distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them to those who were seated. He did the same with the fish, and the people ate as much as they wanted.
12 And when they were filled, He says to His disciples, “Gather together the broken pieces that are left over, that nothing may be lost”;
When they were full, Jesus said to his disciples, “Gather together the pieces that are left over so that nothing is wasted.”
13 they gathered together, therefore, and filled twelve hand-baskets with broken pieces, from the five barley loaves that were over to those having eaten.
So they gathered them together and filled twelve baskets with the broken pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.
14 The men, then, having seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is coming into the world”;
When the people saw the sign that Jesus had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
15 Jesus, therefore, having known that they are about to come, and to seize Him by force that they may make Him king, retired again to the mountain Himself alone.
So Jesus, knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew to the mountain by himself.
16 And when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
17 and having entered into the boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum, and darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come to them,
and after getting into the boat, they started going across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not come to them.
18 the sea also—a great wind blowing—was being raised,
Then the sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing.
19 having pushed onward, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and coming near to the boat, and they were afraid;
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea, and they were afraid.
20 and He says to them, “I AM; do not be afraid”;
But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”
21 they were willing then to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land to which they were going.
Then they were willing to receive him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land where they were heading.
22 On the next day, the multitude that was standing on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little boat there except one—that into which His disciples entered—and that Jesus did not go in with His disciples into the little boat, but His disciples went away alone
On the next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea realized that there had been no other boat there except the one Jesus' disciples had gotten into, and that Jesus himself had not gotten into the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.
23 (and other little boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate the bread, the LORD having given thanks),
Then other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
24 when therefore the multitude saw that Jesus is not there, nor His disciples, they also entered into the boats themselves, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus;
So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
25 and having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when have You come here?”
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did yoʋ get here?”
26 Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were satisfied;
Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me not because you saw signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.
27 do not work for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to continuous life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for the Father sealed Him—[even] God.” (aiōnios g166)
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 set his seal.” (aiōnios g166)
28 Therefore they said to Him, “What may we do that we may work the works of God?”
Then they said to him, “What must we do to do the works of God?”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you may believe in Him whom He sent.”
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he has sent.”
30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign, then, do You do, that we may see and may believe You? What do You work?
So they said to him, “What sign then are yoʋ going to perform so that we may see it and believe yoʋ? What will yoʋ do?
31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, according as it is having been written: He gave them bread out of Heaven to eat.”
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 Jesus, therefore, said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of Heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread out of Heaven;
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
33 for the bread of God is Him coming down out of Heaven, and giving life to the world.”
For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 Therefore they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.”
So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”
35 And Jesus said to them, “I AM the bread of life; he who is coming to Me may not hunger, and he who is believing in Me may not thirst—at any time;
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me will never hunger, and he who believes in me will never thirst.
36 but I said to you that you also have seen Me, and you do not believe;
But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.
37 all that the Father gives to Me will come to Me; and him who is coming to Me, I will never cast outside,
Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and I will never cast out anyone who comes to me.
38 because I have come down out of Heaven, not that I may do My will, but 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 the Father who sent Me, that all that He has given to Me, I may lose none of it, but may raise it up in the last day;
And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that I should lose none of those he has given me, but should raise them up on the last day.
40 and this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who is beholding the Son, and is believing in Him, may have continuous life, and I will raise him up in the last day.” (aiōnios g166)
And this is the will of him who sent me, that anyone who looks to the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (aiōnios g166)
41 The Jews, therefore, were murmuring at Him, because He said, “I AM the bread that came down out of Heaven”;
Then the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
42 and they said, “Is this not Jesus, the Son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? How then does this One say, I have come down out of Heaven?”
They said, “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’?”
43 Jesus answered, therefore, and said to them, “Do not murmur with one another;
Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.
44 no one is able to come to Me if the Father who sent Me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in 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 having been written in the Prophets: And they will all be taught of God; everyone, therefore, who heard from the Father, and learned, comes to Me;
It is written in the Prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone therefore who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—
46 not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God, 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, I say to you, whoever believes in me 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 and they died;
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and died.
50 this is the bread that is coming down out of Heaven, that anyone may eat of it, and not die.
This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
51 I AM the living bread that came down out of Heaven; if anyone may eat of this bread he will live—throughout the age; and the bread also that I will give is My flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.” (aiōn g165)
I am the living bread that has come down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” (aiōn g165)
52 The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, “How is this One able to give us [His] flesh to eat?”
Then the Jews began to quarrel with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus, therefore, said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if you may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves;
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.
54 he who is eating My flesh, and is drinking My blood, has continuous life, and I will raise him up in the last day; (aiōnios g166)
Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. (aiōnios g166)
55 for My flesh is truly food, and My blood is truly drink;
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
56 he who is eating My flesh, and is drinking My blood, remains in Me, and I in him.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
57 According as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, he also who is eating Me, even that one will live because of Me;
Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me will also live because of me.
58 this is the bread that came down out of Heaven; not as your fathers ate the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread will live—throughout the age.” (aiōn g165)
This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna, and died. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.” (aiōn g165)
59 He said these things in a synagogue, teaching in Capernaum;
He said these things in a synagogue while teaching in Capernaum.
60 many, therefore, of His disciples having heard, said, “This word is hard; who is able to hear it?”
After hearing this, many of his disciples said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?”
61 And Jesus having known in Himself that His disciples are murmuring about this, said to them, “Does this stumble you?
But Jesus, aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Does this offend you?
62 If then you may behold the Son of Man going up where He was before?
Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
63 It is the Spirit that is giving life; the flesh does not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no benefit. The words I speak to you are spirit and life.
64 but there are certain of you who do not believe”; for Jesus had known from the beginning who they are who are not believing, and who is he who will deliver Him up,
But there are some among you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which of them did not believe and who it was that would betray him.)
65 and He said, “Because of this I have said to you, No one is able to come to Me if it may not have been given him from My Father.”
Then he said, “That is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it has been granted to him by my Father.”
66 From this [time] many of His disciples went away backward, and were no longer walking with Him,
At that point many of his disciples went back and no longer walked with him.
67 Jesus, therefore, said to the Twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?”
So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
68 Simon Peter, therefore, answered Him, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have sayings of continuous life; (aiōnios g166)
Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? Yoʋ have the words of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
69 and we have believed, and we have known, that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
And we have come to believe and to know that yoʋ are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you—the Twelve? And of you—one is a devil.”
Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”
71 And He spoke of Judas, [son] of Simon Iscariot, for he was about to deliver Him up, being one of the Twelve.
(Now he was speaking about Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, who was one of the twelve and would later betray him.)
