Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

6 After these things ^(A)Jesus went away to the other side of ^(B)the Sea of Galilee (or ^(C)Tiberias). ² Now a large crowd was following Him, because they were seeing the ^[a](D)signs which He was doing on those who were sick. ³ Then ^(E)Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He was sitting down with His disciples. ⁴ Now ^(F)the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. ⁵ Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to ^(G)Philip, “Where should we buy bread, so that these people may eat?” ⁶ And this He was saying to ^(H)test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do. ^7 (I)Philip answered Him, “^(J)Two hundred ^[b]denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.” ⁸ One of His ^(K)disciples, ^(L)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him, ⁹ “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two ^(M)fish, but what are these for so many people?” ¹⁰ Jesus said, “Have the people ^[c]sit down.” Now there was ^(N)much grass in the place. So the men ^[d]sat down, in number about ^(O)five thousand. ¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, and ^(P)having given thanks, He distributed them to those who were seated; likewise also of the ^(Q)fish, as much as they wanted. ¹² And when they were filled, He *said to His ^(R)disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.” ¹³ So they gathered them up, and filled twelve ^(S)baskets with pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. ¹⁴ Therefore when the people saw the ^[e]sign which He had done, they were saying, “This is truly the ^(T)Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Sea

¹⁵ So Jesus, knowing that they were going to come and take Him by force ^(U)to make Him king, ^(V)withdrew again to ^(W)the mountain by Himself alone.

¹⁶ Now when evening came, His ^(X)disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷ and after getting into a boat, they began to cross the sea ^(Y)to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. ¹⁸ And the sea *was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. ¹⁹ Then, when they had rowed about ^[f]twenty-five or thirty stadia, they *saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. ²⁰ But He *said to them, ^[g]“It is I; ^[h](Z)do not be afraid.” ²¹ So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

²² On the next day, ^(AA)the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus ^(AB)had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone. ²³ Other small boats came from ^(AC)Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the ^(AD)Lord ^(AE)had given thanks. ²⁴ So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and ^(AF)came to Capernaum seeking Jesus. ²⁵ And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “^(AG)Rabbi, when did You come here?”

I Am the Bread of Life

²⁶ Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you ^(AH)seek Me, not because you saw ^(AI)signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. ²⁷ Do not ^(AJ)work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to ^(AK)eternal life, which ^(AL)the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, ^(AM)set His seal.” ²⁸ Therefore they said to Him, “What should we do, so that we may work the works of God?” ²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, “This is ^(AN)the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He ^(AO)has sent.” ³⁰ So they said to Him, “^(AP)What then do You do for a ^(AQ)sign so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform? ^31 (AR)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘^(AS)He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” ³² Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses has not given you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. ³³ For the bread of God is ^[i]that which ^(AT)comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ³⁴ Then they said to Him, “Lord, always ^(AU)give us this bread.”

³⁵ Jesus said to them, “^(AV)I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never hunger, and he who believes in Me ^(AW)will never thirst. ³⁶ But ^(AX)I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. ^37 (AY)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out. ³⁸ For ^(AZ)I have come down from heaven, ^(BA)not to do My own will, but ^(BB)the will of Him who ^(BC)sent Me. ³⁹ Now this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of ^(BD)all that He has given Me I ^(BE)lose nothing, but ^(BF)raise it up on the last day. ⁴⁰ For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who ^(BG)sees the Son and ^(BH)believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will ^(BI)raise him up on the last day.”

Words to the Jews

^41 (BJ)Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that ^(BK)came down from heaven.” ⁴² They were saying, “^(BL)Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother ^(BM)we know? How does He now say, ‘^(BN)I have come down from heaven’?” ⁴³ Jesus answered and said to them, “Stop grumbling among yourselves. ⁴⁴ No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me ^(BO)draws him; and I will ^(BP)raise him up on the last day. ⁴⁵ It is written ^(BQ)in the prophets, ‘^(BR)And they shall all be ^(BS)taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. ^46 (BT)Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father. ⁴⁷ Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes ^(BU)has eternal life. ^48 (BV)I am the bread of life. ^49 (BW)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. ⁵⁰ This is the bread which ^(BX)comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and ^(BY)not die. ^51 (BZ)I am the living bread that ^(CA)came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, ^(CB)he will live forever; and also the bread which I will give ^(CC)for the life of the world is ^(CD)My flesh.”

^52 (CE)Then the Jews ^(CF)began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” ⁵³ So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of ^(CG)the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. ⁵⁴ He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will ^(CH)raise him up on the last day. ⁵⁵ For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. ⁵⁶ He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood ^(CI)abides in Me, and I in him. ⁵⁷ As the ^(CJ)living Father ^(CK)sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread which ^(CL)came down out of heaven, not as ^(CM)the fathers ate and died. He who eats this bread ^(CN)will live forever.”

Words to the Disciples

⁵⁹ These things He said ^(CO)in the synagogue as He taught ^(CP)in Capernaum.

⁶⁰ Therefore many of His ^(CQ)disciples, when they heard this said, “^(CR)This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?” ⁶¹ But Jesus, ^(CS)knowing in Himself that His disciples were grumbling at this, said to them, “Does this ^(CT)cause you to stumble? ⁶² What then if you see ^(CU)the Son of Man ^(CV)ascending to where He was before? ^63 (CW)The Spirit is the One who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; ^(CX)the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. ⁶⁴ But there are ^(CY)some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus ^(CZ)knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and ^(DA)who it was that would ^[j]betray Him. ⁶⁵ And He was saying, “For this reason I have ^(DB)said to you, that no one can come to Me unless ^(DC)it has been granted him from the Father.”

Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

⁶⁶ As a result of this many of His ^(DD)disciples ^[k](DE)went away and were not walking with Him anymore. ⁶⁷ So Jesus said to ^(DF)the twelve, “Do you also want to go?” ^68 (DG)Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^(DH)words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ And we have believed and have come to know that You are ^(DI)the Holy One of God.” ⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, “^(DJ)Did I Myself not choose you, ^(DK)the twelve, and yet one of you is ^(DL)a devil?” ⁷¹ Now He was speaking of Judas ^(DM)the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, ^(DN)one of ^(DO)the twelve, ^[l]was going to betray Him.