Juan 6
La Palabra (España)
Cuarto signo (6,1-15)
La multiplicación de los panes (Mt 14,13-21; Mc 6,34-44; Lc 9,10-17)
6 Después de esto, Jesús pasó a la otra orilla del lago de Galilea (o de Tiberíades). 2 Lo seguía mucha gente, porque veían los milagros que hacía con los enfermos. 3 Jesús subió a un monte y se sentó allí con sus discípulos. 4 Estaba próxima la Pascua, fiesta principal de los judíos. 5 Al alzar Jesús la mirada y ver aquella gran multitud que acudía a él, dijo a Felipe:
— ¿Dónde podríamos comprar pan para que puedan comer todos estos?
6 Dijo esto para ver su reacción, pues él ya sabía lo que iba a hacer. 7 Felipe le respondió:
— Aunque se gastase uno el salario de más de medio año, no alcanzaría para que cada uno de estos probase un bocado.
8 Otro de sus discípulos, Andrés, el hermano de Simón Pedro, intervino diciendo:
9 — Aquí hay un muchacho que tiene cinco panes de cebada y dos peces; pero ¿qué es esto para tanta gente?
10 Jesús dijo entonces:
— Haced que se sienten todos.
Se sentaron todos sobre la hierba, que era muy abundante en aquel lugar. Eran unos cinco mil hombres. 11 Jesús tomó los panes y, después de dar gracias a Dios, los distribuyó entre los que estaban sentados. Y lo mismo hizo con los peces, hasta que se hartaron. 12 Cuando quedaron satisfechos, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos:
— Recoged lo que ha sobrado, para que no se pierda nada.
13 Lo hicieron así, y con lo que sobró a quienes comieron de los cinco panes de cebada, llenaron doce cestos. 14 La gente, por su parte, al ver aquel milagro, comentaba:
— Este hombre tiene que ser el profeta que iba a venir al mundo.
15 Se dio cuenta Jesús de que pretendían llevárselo para proclamarlo rey, y se retiró de nuevo al monte él solo.
Quinto signo (6,16—8,59)
Jesús camina sobre el agua (Mt 14,22-27; Mc 6,45-52)
16 A la caída de la tarde, los discípulos de Jesús bajaron al lago, 17 subieron a una barca y emprendieron la travesía hacia Cafarnaún. Era ya de noche y Jesús aún no los había alcanzado. 18 De pronto se levantó un viento fuerte que alborotó el lago. 19 Habrían remado unos cinco o seis kilómetros, cuando vieron a Jesús que caminaba sobre el lago y se acercaba a la barca. Les entró mucho miedo, 20 pero Jesús les dijo:
— Soy yo. No tengáis miedo.
21 Entonces quisieron subirlo a bordo, pero en seguida la barca tocó tierra en el lugar al que se dirigían.
La gente busca a Jesús
22 Al día siguiente, la gente que continuaba al otro lado del lago advirtió que allí solamente había estado atracada una barca y que Jesús no se había embarcado en ella con sus discípulos, sino que estos habían partido solos. 23 Llegaron entre tanto de la ciudad de Tiberíades unas barcas y atracaron cerca del lugar en que la gente había comido el pan cuando el Señor pronunció la acción de gracias. 24 Al darse cuenta de que ni Jesús ni sus discípulos estaban allí, subieron a las barcas y se dirigieron a Cafarnaún en busca de Jesús.
Discurso sobre el pan de vida
25 Los que buscaban a Jesús lo encontraron al otro lado y le preguntaron:
— Maestro, ¿cuándo llegaste aquí?
26 Jesús les contestó:
— Estoy seguro de que me buscáis no por los milagros que habéis visto, sino porque comisteis pan hasta saciaros. 27 Deberíais preocuparos no tanto por el alimento transitorio, cuanto por el duradero, el que da vida eterna. Este es el alimento que os dará el Hijo del hombre, a quien Dios Padre ha acreditado con su sello.
28 Ellos le preguntaron:
— ¿Qué debemos hacer para portarnos como Dios quiere?
29 Jesús respondió:
— Lo que Dios espera de vosotros es que creáis en su enviado.
30 Ellos replicaron:
— ¿Cuáles son tus credenciales para que creamos en ti? ¿Qué es lo que tú haces? 31 Nuestros antepasados comieron el maná en el desierto, como dice la Escritura: Les dio a comer pan del cielo.
32 Jesús les respondió:
— Yo os aseguro que no fue Moisés el que os dio pan del cielo. Mi Padre es quien os da el verdadero pan del cielo. 33 El pan que Dios da, baja del cielo y da vida al mundo.
34 Entonces le pidieron:
— Señor, danos siempre de ese pan.
35 Jesús les contestó:
— Yo soy el pan de la vida. El que viene a mí, jamás tendrá hambre; el que cree en mí, jamás tendrá sed. 36 Pero vosotros, como ya os he dicho, no creéis a pesar de haber visto. 37 Todo aquel que el Padre me confía vendrá a mí, y yo no rechazaré al que venga a mí. 38 Porque yo he bajado del cielo, no para hacer lo que yo deseo, sino lo que desea el que me ha enviado. 39 Y lo que desea el que me ha enviado es que yo no pierda a ninguno de los que él me ha confiado, sino que los resucite en el último día. 40 Mi Padre quiere que todos los que vean al Hijo y crean en él, tengan vida eterna; yo, por mi parte, los resucitaré en el último día.
41 Los judíos comenzaron a criticar a Jesús porque había dicho que él era “el pan que ha bajado del cielo”. 42 Decían:
— ¿No es este Jesús, el hijo de José? Conocemos a su padre y a su madre. ¿Cómo se atreve a decir que ha bajado del cielo?
43 Jesús replicó:
— Dejad ya de criticar entre vosotros. 44 Nadie puede creer en mí si no se lo concede el Padre que me envió; yo, por mi parte, lo resucitaré en el último día. 45 En los libros proféticos está escrito: Todos serán adoctrinados por Dios. Todo el que escucha al Padre y recibe su enseñanza, cree en mí. 46 Esto no significa que alguien haya visto al Padre. Solamente aquel que ha venido de Dios, ha visto al Padre. 47 Os aseguro que quien cree, tiene vida eterna. 48 Yo soy el pan de la vida. 49 Vuestros antepasados comieron el maná en el desierto y, sin embargo, murieron. 50 Este, en cambio, es el pan que ha bajado del cielo para que, quien lo coma, no muera. 51 Yo soy el pan vivo que ha bajado del cielo. El que coma de este pan vivirá para siempre. Y el pan que yo voy a dar es mi carne, entregada para que el mundo tenga vida.
52 Esto suscitó una fuerte discusión entre los judíos, que se preguntaban:
— ¿Cómo puede este darnos a comer su carne?
53 Jesús les dijo:
— Os aseguro que, si no coméis la carne del Hijo del hombre y no bebéis su sangre, no tendréis vida en vosotros. 54 El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, tiene vida eterna, y yo lo resucitaré en el último día. 55 Porque mi carne es verdadera comida y mi sangre es verdadera bebida. 56 El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, permanece en mí, y yo en él. 57 El Padre, que me ha enviado, posee la vida y yo vivo gracias a él; así también, el que me coma vivirá gracias a mí. 58 Este es el pan que ha bajado del cielo, y que no es como el que comieron los antepasados y murieron; el que come de este pan vivirá para siempre.
59 Todo esto lo enseñó Jesús en la sinagoga de Cafarnaún.
Palabras de vida eterna
60 Al oír esto, muchos de los que seguían a Jesús dijeron:
— Esta enseñanza es inadmisible. ¿Quién puede aceptarla?
61 Jesús se dio cuenta de que muchos de sus seguidores criticaban su enseñanza, y les dijo:
— ¿Se os hace duro aceptar esto? 62 Pues ¿qué ocurriría si vieseis al Hijo del hombre subir a donde estaba antes? 63 Es el espíritu el que da vida; la carne no sirve para nada. Las palabras que os he dicho son espíritu y vida. 64 Pero algunos de vosotros no creen.
Es que Jesús sabía desde el principio quiénes eran los que no creían y quién era el que lo iba a traicionar.
65 Y añadió:
— Por eso os he dicho que nadie puede creer en mí si no se lo concede mi Padre.
66 Desde entonces, muchos discípulos suyos se volvieron atrás y ya no andaban con él. 67 Jesús preguntó a los Doce:
— ¿También vosotros queréis dejarme?
68 Simón Pedro le respondió:
— Señor, ¿a quién iríamos? Sólo tus palabras dan vida eterna. 69 Nosotros creemos y sabemos que tú eres el Santo de Dios.
70 Jesús replicó:
— ¿No os elegí yo a los Doce? Sin embargo, uno de vosotros es un diablo.
71 Se refería a Judas, hijo de Simón Iscariote. Porque Judas, que era uno de los Doce, lo iba a traicionar.
John 6
New King James Version
Feeding the Five Thousand(A)
6 After (B)these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of (C)Tiberias. 2 Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were (D)diseased.[a] 3 And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.
4 (E)Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. 5 (F)Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to (G)Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” 6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
7 Philip answered Him, (H)“Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”
8 One of His disciples, (I)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, (J)but what are they among so many?”
10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them [b]to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” 13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly (K)the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Jesus Walks on the Sea(L)
15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him (M)king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
16 (N)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 [c]three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were (O)afraid. 20 But He said to them, (P)“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 [d]that one [e]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, (Q)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 (R)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but (S)for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, (T)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, (U)“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
30 Therefore they said to Him, (V)“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 (W)Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, (X)‘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 (Y)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 (Z)Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
35 And Jesus said to them, (AA)“I am the bread of life. (AB)He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never (AC)thirst. 36 (AD)But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet (AE)do not believe. 37 (AF)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and (AG)the one who comes to Me I will [f]by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, (AH)not to do My own will, (AI)but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, (AJ)that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, (AK)that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Rejected by His Own
41 The Jews then [g]complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, (AL)“Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, [h]“Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 (AM)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (AN)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, (AO)‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ (AP)Therefore everyone who [i]has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. 46 (AQ)Not that anyone has seen the Father, (AR)except He who is from God; He has seen the Father. 47 Most assuredly, I say to you, (AS)he who believes [j]in Me has everlasting life. 48 (AT)I am the bread of life. 49 (AU)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 (AV)This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread (AW)which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and (AX)the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
52 The Jews therefore (AY)quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”
53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless (AZ)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54 (BA)Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For My flesh is [k]food indeed, and My blood is [l]drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (BB)abides in Me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58 (BC)This is the bread which came down from heaven—not (BD)as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”
59 These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Turn Away
60 (BE)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a [m]hard saying; who can understand it?”
61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples [n]complained about this, He said to them, “Does this [o]offend you? 62 (BF)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 (BG)It is the Spirit who gives life; the (BH)flesh profits nothing. The (BI)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But (BJ)there are some of you who do not believe.” For (BK)Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, “Therefore (BL)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
66 (BM)From that time many of His disciples went [p]back and walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (BN)the words of eternal life. 69 (BO)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the [q]Christ, the Son of the living God.”
70 Jesus answered them, (BP)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, (BQ)and one of you is a devil?” 71 He spoke of (BR)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would (BS)betray Him, being one of the twelve.
Footnotes
- John 6:2 sick
- John 6:11 NU omits to the disciples, and the disciples
- John 6:19 Lit. 25 or 30 stadia
- John 6:22 NU omits that
- John 6:22 NU omits which His disciples had entered
- John 6:37 certainly not
- John 6:41 grumbled
- John 6:43 Stop grumbling
- John 6:45 M hears and has learned
- John 6:47 NU omits in Me
- John 6:55 NU true food
- John 6:55 NU true drink
- John 6:60 difficult
- John 6:61 grumbled
- John 6:61 make you stumble
- John 6:66 Or away; lit. to the back
- John 6:69 NU Holy One of God.
La Palabra, (versión española) © 2010 Texto y Edición, Sociedad Bíblica de España
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
