John 6:14-35

New King James Version

¹⁴ Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly ^(A)the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Sea^(B)

¹⁵ Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him ^(C)king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

^16 (D)Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷ got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. ¹⁸ Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. ¹⁹ So when they had rowed about ^[a]three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were ^(E)afraid. ²⁰ But He said to them, ^(F)“It is I; do not be afraid.” ²¹ Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

The Bread from Heaven

²² On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except ^[b]that one ^[c]which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone— ²³ however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks— ²⁴ when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, ^(G)seeking Jesus. ²⁵ And when 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, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. ^27 (H)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but ^(I)for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, ^(J)because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

²⁸ Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”

²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, ^(K)“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

³⁰ Therefore they said to Him, ^(L)“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? ^31 (M)Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ^(N)‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

³² Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but ^(O)My Father gives 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.”

^34 (P)Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

³⁵ And Jesus said to them, ^(Q)“I am the bread of life. ^(R)He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never ^(S)thirst.