John 6
1 After this Jesus went away across the Sea of Galilee (that is the lake of Tiberias).
After this, Jesus left to go to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also known as the Sea of Tiberias).
2 A great crowd were following him, because they witnessed the signs which he was continually performing among those who were ill.
A large crowd was following him, for they'd seen his miracles of healing.
3 Then Jesus walked up the hills and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Jewish feast, the Passover, was at hand.
Jesus went up a hill and sat down there with his disciples.
4 Accordingly when he looked up, and perceived a great crowd was coming unto him,
The time for the Jewish festival of the Passover was approaching.
5 he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?"
When Jesus looked up, and saw a large crowd coming towards him, he asked Philip, “Where can we buy enough bread to feed all these people?”
6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he intended to do.
He only asked this to see how Philip would respond, because Jesus already knew what he was going to do.
7 "Thirty-five dollars worth of bread," answered Philip, "is not enough for them, so that each can take a morsel."
“Two hundred silver coins wouldn't buy enough bread to give everyone even just a little,” Philip replied.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon, said to him.
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up.
9 "There is a lad who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish; but what is that among so many?"
“There's a boy here who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish, but what good is that when there are so many people?”
10 "Make the men sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so the men sat down, in numbers about five thousand. "of righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you will no longer see me;
“Have everybody sit down,” Jesus said. There was plenty of grass there, so they all sat down, the men numbering around five thousand.
11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks he distributed them among those who were seated; in like manner also of the fish, as much as they wished,
Jesus took the bread, gave thanks, and had it handed out to the people as they sat there. Then he did the same with the fishes, making sure the people had as much as they wanted.
12 and when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the fragments that are left, so that nothing may be wasted."
Once they were all full, he said to his disciples, “Collect what's left over so nothing is wasted.”
13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves - the broken pieces that were left after they had eaten.
So they collected and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves the people had eaten.
14 So when the people saw the sign which he had performed, they said, "This is in the truth the Prophet who is to come into the world."
When the people saw this miracle, they said, “Surely this is the Prophet who was to come into the world.”
15 When Jesus perceived that they intended to seize him in order to make him a king, he retired again to the hill all by himself.
Jesus realized that they were about to force him to become their king, so he left them and went up into the hills to be by himself.
16 When evening came on, his disciples went down to the sea.
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
17 There they got in a boat, and started across the sea for Capernaum. The darkness had already fallen,
climbed into a boat, and headed across the water towards Capernaum. By now it was night and Jesus had not joined them yet.
18 Jesus had not yet come to them, and the sea began to rise, because a strong wind was blowing.
A strong wind began blowing and the sea grew rough.
19 After they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking upon the sea, and drawing near to the boat, and they were terrified;
When they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, coming towards the boat. They were very frightened.
20 but he said to them, "It is I, be not afraid."
“Don't be afraid!” he told them. “It's me.”
21 Then they were willing to take him on board, and immediately the boat reached the shore they were making for.
Then they gladly took him into the boat, and immediately they reached the shore where they were going.
22 The crowd that remained on the other side of the sea had seen that there was only one small boat there, and that Jesus had not gone aboard with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away by themselves.
The next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea noticed that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but they had left without him.
23 So, on the following day, when boats came from Tiberias near the place were they had eaten bread, after the Lord had given thanks, they got into the boats themselves,
Then other boats arrived from Tiberias, landing near to the place where they'd eaten the bread once the Lord had blessed it.
24 when they saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus.
Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went over to Capernaum, looking for Jesus.
25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered. "In solemn truth I tell you that you are looking for me, not because you saw miracles signs, but because you ate of the bread and were filled.
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “you're looking for me because you ate as much bread as you wanted, not because you understood the miracles.
27 "Labor not for food which perishes, but for the food that endures eternal life - that which the Son of man will give you; for on the Father - God - has set his seal." (aiōnios g166)
Don't be preoccupied about food that doesn't last, but concentrate on the lasting food of eternal life which the Son of man will give you, for God the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.” (aiōnios g166)
28 "What are we to do habitually," they asked him, "that we may keep working the words of God?"
So they asked him, “What do we have to do in order to do what God wants?”
29 "This is the work of God," answered Jesus, "that you believe on him whom He has sent you."
Jesus replied, “What God wants you to do is to trust in the one he sent.”
30 The they said to him. "What sign, then, are you performing, so that we may see it and believe in you? What work are you doing?
“What miracle are you going to perform for us to see so we can trust you? What are you able to do?” they asked.
31 "Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness, as it is written, ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’"
“Our forefathers ate manna in the desert in fulfillment of the Scripture that says, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 "In solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus in reply, "Moses did not give you the bread out of heaven, but my Father does give you the true bread out of heaven;
“I tell you the truth, it wasn't Moses who gave you bread from heaven,” Jesus replied. “It's my Father who gives you the true bread of heaven.
33 "for the bread of God is what come down from heaven, and gives life to the world."
For the bread of God is the one who comes from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 "Ah, Sir," said they, "evermore give us this bread."
“Lord, please give us this kind of bread all the time!” they said.
35 "I myself am the bread of life," answered Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst again.
“I am the bread of life,” Jesus replied. “Anyone who comes to me will never be hungry again, and anyone who trusts in me will never be thirsty again.
36 "But as I told you, you have seen me, and yet you do not believe.
But as I explained to you before, you have seen me, but you still don't trust me.
37 "Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will never reject.
All those the Father gives me will come to me, and I won't reject any of them.
38 "For I am come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
For I came down from heaven not to do what I want, but to do what the one who sent me wants.
39 "And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the last day.
What he wants is for me not to lose anyone he has given to me, but for me to raise them up at the last day.
40 "For this is my Fathers will, that every one who beholds the Son and believes on him, shall have eternal life. and I will raise him up at the last day." (aiōnios g166)
What my Father wants is for everyone who sees the Son and trusts in him to have eternal life, and for me to raise them up at the last day.” (aiōnios g166)
41 Then the Jews began to find fault with Jesus, because he said, "I am the bread which comes down out of heaven," and they kept asking.
Then the Jews began to grumble about him because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
42 "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? How is it that he now says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?"
They said, “Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and his mother. So how can he now tell us, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
43 "Do not find fault with me among yourselves,"
“Stop grumbling to each other,” Jesus said.
44 answered Jesus; "no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him; then I will raise him up on the last day.
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me attracts them, and I will raise them up at the last day.
45 "It is written in the Prophets, "And they shall all of them be taught of God. Every one who has listened to the father and learns from him, comes to me.
As is written in Scripture by the prophets, ‘Everyone will be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to and learns from the Father comes to me.
46 "Not that any one has seen the Father, except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.
Not that anyone has seen God, except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.
I tell you the truth: anyone who trusts in him 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 forefathers ate manna in the desert but they still died.
50 "This is the bread that comes down from heaven, that one may eat thereof and never die.
But this is the bread that comes down from heaven, and anyone who eats it won't ever die.
51 "I myself am the living bread that has come down from heaven. Any one who eats this bread will live forever; and moreover, the bread which I will give is my flesh, given for the life of the world." (aiōn g165)
I am the life-giving bread from heaven, and anyone who eats this bread will live forever. The bread is my flesh that I give so that the world may live.” (aiōn g165)
52 Then the Jews began to dispute among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Then the Jews argued heatedly among themselves. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.
53 "I tell you solemnly," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you cannot truly live.
54 "He who feeds upon my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. (aiōnios g166)
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. (aiōnios g166)
55 "For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
56 "He who feeds upon my flesh abides in me and I in him.
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood remain in me, and I remain in them.
57 "Just as the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so also that man who feeds on me shall live by me.
Just as the life-giving Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.
58 "This is the bread which came down from heaven; not such as your fathers ate and died, for he who feeds upon this bread shall live forever." (aiōn g165)
Now this is the bread that came down from heaven, not the kind your forefathers ate and still died. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever.” (aiōn g165)
59 He spoke these words while in the synagogue, while he was teaching in Capernaum.
Jesus explained this while he was teaching in a synagogue at Capernaum.
60 So many of his disciples, when they heard it, said. "This teaching is unbelievable! Who can listen to him?"
Many of his disciples when they heard it said, “This is hard to accept! Who can follow it?”
61 Jesus, conscious within himself that his disciples were finding fault with him about his teaching, said to them.
Jesus saw that his disciples were complaining about this, so he asked them, “Are you offended by this?
62 "Does this displease you? What then if you were to behold the Son of man ascending to where he was before?
Then what if you were to see the Son ascend to where he was before?
63 "The spirit is what gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words which I have been speaking to you, are spirit and are life.
The Spirit gives life; the physical body doesn't do anything. The words I've told you are spirit and life!
64 "Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who should betray him.
Yet there are some of you who don't trust me.” (Jesus had known from the very beginning who didn't trust him, and who would betray him.)
65 So he added, "This is why I told you that no on can come to me unless it be given from the Father."
Jesus added, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is made possible by the Father.”
66 Therefore many of his disciples drew back and no longer companied with him.
From this time on many of Jesus' disciples gave up and no longer followed him.
67 So Jesus appealed to the Twelve. "You also do not wish to leave me, do you?"
Then Jesus asked the twelve disciples, “What about you? Do you want to leave as well?”
68 Simon Peter answered. "To whom shall we go Master? You have words of eternal life; (aiōnios g166)
Simon Peter answered, “Lord, who would we follow? You're the one who has the words of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
69 "and we have learned to believe and we know that you are the holy one of God."
We trust in you, and we're convinced that you are God's Holy One.”
70 In reply Jesus said to them. "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? And yet even of you one is an enemy."
Jesus replied, “Didn't I choose you, the twelve disciples? Yet one of you is a devil.”
71 Now Jesus was speaking of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot; for Judas was to betray him, although he was one of the Twelve.
(Jesus was referring to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot. He was the one of the twelve disciples who would betray Jesus.)
