John 6
1 After this Jesus went away across the Lake of Galilee (that is, the Lake of Tiberias).
After these things Jesus went away beyond the sea of Galilee, [or] of Tiberias,
2 A vast multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.
and a great crowd followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought upon the sick.
3 Then Jesus went up the hill, and sat there with His disciples.
And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there sat with his disciples:
4 The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand.
but the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
5 And when He looked round and saw an immense crowd coming towards Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people to eat?"
Jesus then, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a great crowd is coming to him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves that these may eat?
6 He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.
But this he said trying him, for he knew what he was going to do.
7 "Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal."
Philip answered him, Loaves for two hundred denarii are not sufficient for them, that each may have some little [portion].
8 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,
9 "There is a boy here with five barley loaves and a couple of fish: but what is that among so many?"
There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but this, what is it for so many?
10 "Make the people sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so they sat down, the adult men numbering about 5,000.
[And] Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were resting on the ground; and also the fish in like manner--as much as they desired.
And Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks, distributed [them] to those that were set down; and in like manner of the small fishes as much as they would.
12 When all were fully satisfied, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the broken portions that remain over, so that nothing be lost."
And when they had been filled, he says to his disciples, Gather together the fragments which are over and above, that nothing may be lost.
13 Accordingly they gathered them up; and with the fragments of the five barley loaves--the broken portions that remained over after they had done eating--they filled twelve baskets.
They gathered [them] therefore together, and filled twelve hand-baskets full of fragments of the five barley loaves, which were over and above to those that had eaten.
14 Thereupon the people, having seen the miracle He had performed, said, "This is indeed the Prophet who was to come into the world."
The men therefore, having seen the sign which Jesus had done, said, This is truly the prophet which is coming into the world.
15 Perceiving, however, that they were about to come and carry Him off by force to make Him a king, Jesus withdrew again up the hill alone by Himself.
Jesus therefore knowing that they were going to come and seize him, that they might make [him] king, departed again to the mountain himself alone.
16 When evening came on, His disciples went down to the Lake.
But when evening was come, his disciples went down to the sea,
17 There they got on board a boat, and pushed off to cross the Lake to Capernaum. By this time it had become dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.
and having gone on board ship, they went over the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not come to them,
18 The Lake also was getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing.
and the sea was agitated by a strong wind blowing.
19 When, however, they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water and coming near the boat.
Having rowed then about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the ship; and they were frightened.
20 They were terrified; but He called to them. "It is I," He said, "do not be afraid."
But he says to them, It is I: be not afraid.
21 Then they were willing to take Him on board; and in a moment the boat reached the shore at the point to which they were going.
They were willing therefore to receive him into the ship; and immediately the ship was at the land to which they went.
22 Next morning the crowd who were still standing about on the other side of the Lake found that there had been but one small boat there, and they had seen that Jesus did not go on board with His disciples, but that His disciples went away without Him.
On the morrow the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little ship there except that into which his disciples had got, and that Jesus had not gone with his disciples into the ship, but [that] his disciples had gone away alone;
23 Yet a number of small boats came from Tiberias to the neighbourhood of the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
(but other little ships out of Tiberias came near to the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks; )
24 When however the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they themselves also took boats and came to Capernaum to look for Jesus.
when therefore the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they got into the ships, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
25 So when they had crossed the Lake and had found Him, they asked Him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
And having found him the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when art thou arrived here?
26 "In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that you are searching for me not because you have seen miracles, but because you ate the loaves and had a hearty meal.
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me not because ye have seen signs, but because ye have eaten of the loaves and been filled.
27 Bestow your pains not on the food which perishes, but on the food that remains unto the Life of the Ages--that food which will be the Son of Man's gift to you; for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal." (aiōnios g166)
Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God. (aiōnios g166)
28 "What are we to do," they asked, "in order to carry out the things that God requires?"
They said therefore to him, What should we do that we may work the works of God?
29 "This," replied Jesus, "is above all the thing that God requires--that you should be believers in Him whom He has sent."
Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he has sent.
30 "What miracle then," they asked, "do you perform for us to see and become believers in you? What do you do?
They said therefore to him, What sign then doest thou that we may see and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our forefathers ate the manna in the Desert, as it is written, 'He gave them bread out of Heaven to eat'."
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.
32 "In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that Moses did not give you the bread out of Heaven, but my Father is giving you the bread--the true bread--out of Heaven.
Jesus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, [It is] not Moses that has given you the bread out of heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.
33 For God's bread is that which comes down out of Heaven and gives Life to the world."
For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
34 "Sir," they said, "always give us that bread."
They said therefore to him, Lord, ever give to us this bread.
35 "I am the bread of Life," replied Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never, never thirst.
[And] Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst at any time.
36 But it is as I have said to you: you have seen me and yet you do not believe.
But I have said to you, that ye have also seen me and do not believe.
37 Every one whom the Father gives me will come to me, and him who comes to me I will never on any account drive away.
All that the Father gives me shall come to me, and him that comes to me I will not at all cast out.
38 For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me.
For I am come down from heaven, not that I should do my will, but the will of him that has sent me.
39 And this is the will of Him who sent me, that of all that He has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it to life on the last day.
And this is the will of him that has sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up in the last day.
40 For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day." (aiōnios g166)
For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, should have life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day. (aiōnios g166)
41 Now the Jews began to find fault about Him because of His claiming to be the bread which came down out of Heaven.
The Jews therefore murmured about him, because he said, I am the bread which has come down out of heaven.
42 They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?"
And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then does he say, I am come down out of heaven?
43 "Do not thus find fault among yourselves," replied Jesus;
Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves.
44 "no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; then I will raise him to life on the last day.
No one can come to me except the Father who has sent me draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
45 It stands written in the Prophets, 'And they shall all of them be taught by God'. Every one who listens to the Father and learns from Him comes to me.
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every one that has heard from the Father [himself], and has learned [of him], comes to me;
46 No one has ever seen the Father--except Him who is from God. He has seen the Father.
not that any one has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father.
Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believes [on me] has life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
48 I am the bread of Life.
I am the bread of life.
49 Your forefathers ate the manna in the Desert, and they died.
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and died.
50 Here is the bread that comes down out of Heaven that a man may eat it and not die.
This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.
51 I am the living bread come down out of Heaven. If a man eats this bread, he shall live for ever. Moreover the bread which I will give is my flesh given for the life of the world." (aiōn g165)
I am the living bread which has come down out of heaven: if any one shall have eaten of this bread he shall live for ever; but the bread withal which I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. (aiōn g165)
52 This led to an angry debate among the Jews. "How can this man," they argued, "give us his flesh to eat?"
The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can he give us this flesh to eat?
53 "In most solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no Life in you.
Jesus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless ye shall have eaten the flesh of the Son of man, and drunk his blood, ye have no life in yourselves.
54 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him up on the last day. (aiōnios g166)
He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood has life eternal, and I will raise him up at the last day: (aiōnios g166)
55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
for my flesh is truly food and my blood is truly drink.
56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and I remain in union with him.
He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me and I in him.
57 As the ever-living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also he who eats me will live because of me.
As the living Father has sent me and I live on account of the Father, he also who eats me shall live also on account of me.
58 This is the bread which came down out of Heaven; it is unlike that which your forefathers ate--for they ate and yet died. He who eats this bread shall live for ever." (aiōn g165)
This is the bread which has come down out of heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died: he that eats this bread shall live for ever. (aiōn g165)
59 Jesus said all this in the synagogue while teaching at Capernaum.
These things he said in [the] synagogue, teaching in Capernaum.
60 Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard it, said, "This is hard to accept. Who can listen to such teaching?"
Many therefore of his disciples having heard [it] said, This word is hard; who can hear it?
61 But, knowing in Himself that His disciples were dissatisfied about it, Jesus asked them,
But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmur concerning this, said to them, Does this offend you?
62 "Does this seem incredible to you? What then if you were to see the Son of Man ascending again where He was before?
If then ye see the Son of man ascending up where he was before?
63 It is the spirit which gives Life. The flesh confers no benefit whatever. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and are Life.
It is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life.
64 But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.
But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would deliver him up.
65 So He added, "That is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it be granted him by the Father."
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no one can come to me unless it be given to him from the Father.
66 Thereupon many of His disciples left Him and went away, and no longer associated with Him.
From that [time] many of his disciples went away back and walked no more with him.
67 Jesus therefore appealed to the Twelve. "Will you go also?" He asked.
Jesus therefore said to the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68 "Master," replied Simon Peter, "to whom shall we go? Your teachings tell us of the Life of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)
Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast words of life eternal; (aiōnios g166)
69 And we have come to believe and know that you are indeed the Holy One of God."
and we have believed and known that thou art the holy one of God.
70 "Did not I choose you--the Twelve?" said Jesus, "and even of you one is a devil."
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you the twelve? and of you one is a devil.
71 He alluded to Judas, the son of Simon the Iscariot. For he it was who, though one of the Twelve, was afterwards to betray Him.
Now he spoke of Judas [the son] of Simon, Iscariote, for he [it was who] should deliver him up, being one of the twelve.
