John 6
1 After these things Jesus went away beyond the sea of Galilee (of Tiberias),
After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called 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 great crowd was following him because they saw the signs that he was doing on those who were sick.
3 and Jesus went up to the mount, and he was there sitting with his disciples,
Jesus went up the mountain and there he sat down with his disciples.
4 and the passover was nigh, the feast of the Jews.
(Now the Passover, the Jewish festival, was near.)
5 Jesus then having lifted up [his] eyes and having seen that a great multitude doth come to him, saith unto Philip, 'Whence shall we buy loaves, that these may 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 and this he said, trying him, for he himself had known 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 him, 'Two hundred denaries' 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 one to have even a little.”
8 one of his disciples — Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter — saith to him,
One of the disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,
9 'There is one little lad here who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes, but these — what are they to 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 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, “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 and Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks he distributed 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 gave it to those who were sitting. He did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.
12 And when they were filled, he saith to his disciples, 'Gather together the broken pieces that are over, that nothing may be lost;'
When the people were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which remain, so that nothing will be lost.”
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 up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves 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 to 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 Jesus, therefore, having known that they are about to come, and to take him by force that they may make him king, retired again to the mountain himself alone.
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 And when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
When it became evening, 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 unto 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 the sea also — a great wind blowing — was being raised,
A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough.
19 having pushed onwards, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and coming nigh to the boat, and they were afraid;
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 and he saith to them, 'I am [he], be not 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 unto 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 going.
22 On the morrow, 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 went not in with his disciples into the little boat, but his disciples went 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 (and other little boats came from Tiberias, nigh the place where they did eat the bread, the Lord having 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 when therefore the multitude saw that Jesus is not there, nor his disciples, they also themselves did enter into the boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus;
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 and having found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, 'Rabbi, when hast thou come hither?'
After they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
26 Jesus answered them and said, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied;
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 work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal — [even] God.' (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 They said therefore unto him, 'What may we do that we may work the works of God?'
Then they said to him, “What must we do, so that we may do the works of God?”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, 'This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.'
Jesus replied and said to them, “This is the work of God: That you believe in the one whom he has sent.”
30 They said therefore to him, 'What sign, then, dost thou, that we may see and may believe thee? what dost thou work?
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 the manna did eat in the wilderness, according as it is having been written, Bread out of the heaven He gave them to eat.'
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'”
32 Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of the heaven; but my Father doth give you the true bread out of the 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 that which is coming down out of the 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 They said, therefore, unto him, 'Sir, 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 the life; he who is coming unto 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 not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
36 but I said to you, that ye also have seen me, and ye believe not;
But I told you that indeed you have seen me, and you do not believe.
37 all that the Father doth give to me will come unto me; and him who is coming unto me, I may in no wise cast without,
Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and he who comes to me I will certainly not throw out.
38 because I have come down out of the 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 hath given to me I may not lose of it, but may raise it up in 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 and this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in 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 The Jews, therefore, were murmuring at him, because he said, 'I am the bread that came down out of the heaven;'
Then the Jews grumbled about him because he had said, “I am the bread that has come down from heaven.”
42 and they said, 'Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then saith this one — Out of the heaven I have come down?'
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 Jesus answered, therefore, and said to them, 'Murmur not one with another;
Jesus replied and said to them, “Stop grumbling among yourselves.
44 no one is able to come unto 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 shall be all taught of God; every one therefore who heard from the Father, and learned, cometh 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 any one hath seen the Father, except he who is from God, he hath 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 the life;
I am the bread of life.
49 your fathers did eat the manna in the wilderness, and they died;
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
50 this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one 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 out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live — to 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 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 The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, 'How is this one able to 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 Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, If ye may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves;
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 he who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, hath life age-during, and I will raise him up in 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 truly is food, and my blood truly is 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, doth remain in me, and I in him.
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains 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 shall 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 out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live — to the age.' (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 These things he said in a synagogue, teaching in Capernaum;
But Jesus said these things in the synagogue while he was teaching in Capernaum.
60 many, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, 'This word is hard; who is able to hear it?'
Then many of his disciples who heard this said, “This is a difficult teaching; who can accept it?”
61 And Jesus having known in himself that his disciples are murmuring about this, said to them, 'Doth this stumble you?
Jesus, because he knew in himself that his disciples were grumbling at this, said to them, “Does this offend you?
62 if then ye may behold the Son of Man going up where he was before?
Then what if you should see the Son of Man going up to where he was before?
63 the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak 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 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,
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 and he said, 'Because of this I have said to you — No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'
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 this [time] many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him,
Because of this, many of his disciples went away and no longer walked with him.
67 Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, 'Do ye also wish to go away?'
Then Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?”
68 Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, 'Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during; (aiōnios g166)
Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life, (aiōnios g166)
69 and we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
70 Jesus answered them, 'Did not I choose you — the twelve? and of you — one is a devil.
Jesus said to them, “Did not I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
71 And he spake of Judas, Simon's [son], Iscariot, for he was about to deliver him up, being one of the twelve.
Now he spoke of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he, one of the twelve, who would betray Jesus.
