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Giovanni 6
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Giovanni 6
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
3. LA PASQUA DEL PANE DI VITA (NUOVO RIFIUTO DELLA RIVELAZIONE)
La moltiplicazione dei pani
6 Dopo questi fatti, Gesù andò all'altra riva del mare di Galilea, cioè di Tiberìade, 2 e una grande folla lo seguiva, vedendo i segni che faceva sugli infermi. 3 Gesù salì sulla montagna e là si pose a sedere con i suoi discepoli. 4 Era vicina la Pasqua, la festa dei Giudei. 5 Alzati quindi gli occhi, Gesù vide che una grande folla veniva da lui e disse a Filippo: «Dove possiamo comprare il pane perché costoro abbiano da mangiare?». 6 Diceva così per metterlo alla prova; egli infatti sapeva bene quello che stava per fare. 7 Gli rispose Filippo: «Duecento denari di pane non sono sufficienti neppure perché ognuno possa riceverne un pezzo». 8 Gli disse allora uno dei discepoli, Andrea, fratello di Simon Pietro: 9 «C'è qui un ragazzo che ha cinque pani d'orzo e due pesci; ma che cos'è questo per tanta gente?». 10 Rispose Gesù: «Fateli sedere». C'era molta erba in quel luogo. Si sedettero dunque ed erano circa cinquemila uomini. 11 Allora Gesù prese i pani e, dopo aver reso grazie, li distribuì a quelli che si erano seduti, e lo stesso fece dei pesci, finché ne vollero. 12 E quando furono saziati, disse ai discepoli: «Raccogliete i pezzi avanzati, perché nulla vada perduto». 13 Li raccolsero e riempirono dodici canestri con i pezzi dei cinque pani d'orzo, avanzati a coloro che avevano mangiato.
14 Allora la gente, visto il segno che egli aveva compiuto, cominciò a dire: «Questi è davvero il profeta che deve venire nel mondo!». 15 Ma Gesù, sapendo che stavano per venire a prenderlo per farlo re, si ritirò di nuovo sulla montagna, tutto solo.
Gesù raggiunge i discepoli camminando sul mare
16 Venuta intanto la sera, i suoi discepoli scesero al mare 17 e, saliti in una barca, si avviarono verso l'altra riva in direzione di Cafarnao. Era ormai buio, e Gesù non era ancora venuto da loro. 18 Il mare era agitato, perché soffiava un forte vento. 19 Dopo aver remato circa tre o quattro miglia, videro Gesù che camminava sul mare e si avvicinava alla barca, ed ebbero paura. 20 Ma egli disse loro: «Sono io, non temete». 21 Allora vollero prenderlo sulla barca e rapidamente la barca toccò la riva alla quale erano diretti.
Discorso nella sinagoga di Cafarnao
22 Il giorno dopo, la folla, rimasta dall'altra parte del mare, notò che c'era una barca sola e che Gesù non era salito con i suoi discepoli sulla barca, ma soltanto i suoi discepoli erano partiti. 23 Altre barche erano giunte nel frattempo da Tiberìade, presso il luogo dove avevano mangiato il pane dopo che il Signore aveva reso grazie. 24 Quando dunque la folla vide che Gesù non era più là e nemmeno i suoi discepoli, salì sulle barche e si diresse alla volta di Cafarnao alla ricerca di Gesù. 25 Trovatolo di là dal mare, gli dissero: «Rabbì, quando sei venuto qua?».
26 Gesù rispose: «In verità, in verità vi dico, voi mi cercate non perché avete visto dei segni, ma perché avete mangiato di quei pani e vi siete saziati. 27 Procuratevi non il cibo che perisce, ma quello che dura per la vita eterna, e che il Figlio dell'uomo vi darà. Perché su di lui il Padre, Dio, ha messo il suo sigillo». 28 Gli dissero allora: «Che cosa dobbiamo fare per compiere le opere di Dio?». 29 Gesù rispose: «Questa è l'opera di Dio: credere in colui che egli ha mandato».
30 Allora gli dissero: «Quale segno dunque tu fai perché vediamo e possiamo crederti? Quale opera compi? 31 I nostri padri hanno mangiato la manna nel deserto, come sta scritto: Diede loro da mangiare un pane dal cielo». 32 Rispose loro Gesù: «In verità, in verità vi dico: non Mosè vi ha dato il pane dal cielo, ma il Padre mio vi dà il pane dal cielo, quello vero; 33 il pane di Dio è colui che discende dal cielo e dà la vita al mondo». 34 Allora gli dissero: «Signore, dacci sempre questo pane». 35 Gesù rispose: «Io sono il pane della vita; chi viene a me non avrà più fame e chi crede in me non avrà più sete. 36 Vi ho detto però che voi mi avete visto e non credete. 37 Tutto ciò che il Padre mi dà, verrà a me; colui che viene a me, non lo respingerò, 38 perché sono disceso dal cielo non per fare la mia volontà, ma la volontà di colui che mi ha mandato. 39 E questa è la volontà di colui che mi ha mandato, che io non perda nulla di quanto egli mi ha dato, ma lo risusciti nell'ultimo giorno. 40 Questa infatti è la volontà del Padre mio, che chiunque vede il Figlio e crede in lui abbia la vita eterna; io lo risusciterò nell'ultimo giorno».
41 Intanto i Giudei mormoravano di lui perché aveva detto: «Io sono il pane disceso dal cielo». 42 E dicevano: «Costui non è forse Gesù, il figlio di Giuseppe? Di lui conosciamo il padre e la madre. Come può dunque dire: Sono disceso dal cielo?».
43 Gesù rispose: «Non mormorate tra di voi. 44 Nessuno può venire a me, se non lo attira il Padre che mi ha mandato; e io lo risusciterò nell'ultimo giorno. 45 Sta scritto nei profeti: E tutti saranno ammaestrati da Dio. Chiunque ha udito il Padre e ha imparato da lui, viene a me. 46 Non che alcuno abbia visto il Padre, ma solo colui che viene da Dio ha visto il Padre. 47 In verità, in verità vi dico: chi crede ha la vita eterna.
48 Io sono il pane della vita. 49 I vostri padri hanno mangiato la manna nel deserto e sono morti; 50 questo è il pane che discende dal cielo, perché chi ne mangia non muoia. 51 Io sono il pane vivo, disceso dal cielo. Se uno mangia di questo pane vivrà in eterno e il pane che io darò è la mia carne per la vita del mondo».
52 Allora i Giudei si misero a discutere tra di loro: «Come può costui darci la sua carne da mangiare?». 53 Gesù disse: «In verità, in verità vi dico: se non mangiate la carne del Figlio dell'uomo e non bevete il suo sangue, non avrete in voi la vita. 54 Chi mangia la mia carne e beve il mio sangue ha la vita eterna e io lo risusciterò nell'ultimo giorno. 55 Perché la mia carne è vero cibo e il mio sangue vera bevanda. 56 Chi mangia la mia carne e beve il mio sangue dimora in me e io in lui. 57 Come il Padre, che ha la vita, ha mandato me e io vivo per il Padre, così anche colui che mangia di me vivrà per me. 58 Questo è il pane disceso dal cielo, non come quello che mangiarono i padri vostri e morirono. Chi mangia questo pane vivrà in eterno».
59 Queste cose disse Gesù, insegnando nella sinagoga a Cafarnao. 60 Molti dei suoi discepoli, dopo aver ascoltato, dissero: «Questo linguaggio è duro; chi può intenderlo?». 61 Gesù, conoscendo dentro di sé che i suoi discepoli proprio di questo mormoravano, disse loro: «Questo vi scandalizza? 62 E se vedeste il Figlio dell'uomo salire là dov'era prima? 63 E' lo Spirito che dà la vita, la carne non giova a nulla; le parole che vi ho dette sono spirito e vita. 64 Ma vi sono alcuni tra voi che non credono». Gesù infatti sapeva fin da principio chi erano quelli che non credevano e chi era colui che lo avrebbe tradito. 65 E continuò: «Per questo vi ho detto che nessuno può venire a me, se non gli è concesso dal Padre mio».
66 Da allora molti dei suoi discepoli si tirarono indietro e non andavano più con lui.
La confessione di Pietro
67 Disse allora Gesù ai Dodici: «Forse anche voi volete andarvene?». 68 Gli rispose Simon Pietro: «Signore, da chi andremo? Tu hai parole di vita eterna; 69 noi abbiamo creduto e conosciuto che tu sei il Santo di Dio». 70 Rispose Gesù: «Non ho forse scelto io voi, i Dodici? Eppure uno di voi è un diavolo!». Egli parlava di Giuda, figlio di Simone Iscariota: questi infatti stava per tradirlo, uno dei Dodici.
約翰福音 6
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耶穌使五千人吃飽
6 事後，耶穌渡過加利利湖，就是提比哩亞海。 2 許多人因為見過耶穌治病的神蹟，就跟隨了祂。 3 耶穌到了山上，與門徒一起坐下來。 4 那時，猶太人的逾越節快到了。 5 耶穌舉目看見一大群人向祂走來，就對腓力說：「我們到哪裡去買餅給他們吃呢？」 6 祂這樣說是想試試腓力，其實祂知道應該怎麼做。
7 腓力回答說：「就算買二百個銀幣[a]的餅，也不夠他們每人一口啊！」
8 另外一個門徒——西門·彼得的弟弟安得烈對耶穌說： 9 「這裡有個小孩子帶了五個大麥餅和兩條魚。不過，這麼多人，這一點東西實在無濟於事。」
10 耶穌說：「你們叫大家坐下。」那地方草很多，眾人便坐下來，當時在場的男人大約有五千。 11 耶穌拿起餅來祝謝後，分給坐著的眾人，然後又照樣分魚，眾人可以隨意吃。 12 他們吃飽後，耶穌對門徒說：「把剩下的零碎收拾起來，免得浪費。」
13 他們便把大家吃剩的那五個大麥餅的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二個籃子。 14 大家看見耶穌行的這個神蹟，都說：「這人真是那位要來到世上的先知！」 15 耶穌知道他們想強行立祂作王，便獨自退到山上。
耶穌在湖面上行走
16 傍晚的時候，門徒來到湖邊， 17 上了船，去湖對岸的迦百農。天色已暗，耶穌還沒到他們那裡。 18 忽然，湖面上狂風大作，波濤洶湧。 19 門徒搖櫓，大約行了五六公里，突然看見耶穌在水面上朝他們的船走來，他們很害怕。 20 耶穌對他們說：「是我，不要怕。」 21 於是門徒欣然接祂上船，船立刻到了目的地。
生命之糧
22 第二天，留在對岸的眾人看見那裡只有一條船，耶穌沒有和門徒一起坐船離開。 23 後來有幾條從提比哩亞來的小船停泊在岸邊，靠近主祝謝後讓眾人吃餅的地方。 24 他們發現耶穌和門徒都不在那裡，就乘船到迦百農去找祂。
25 他們在湖對岸找到了耶穌，對祂說：「老師，你什麼時候到這裡來的？」
26 耶穌回答說：「我實實在在地告訴你們，你們找我，並不是因為看見了神蹟，而是因為你們有餅吃，並且吃飽了。 27 不要為那必壞的食物勞苦，要為那存到永生的食物，就是人子要賜給你們的食物勞苦，因為父上帝把這權柄交給了人子。」
28 眾人問祂：「我們要怎樣做，才算是做上帝的工作呢？」
29 耶穌說：「信上帝所差來的那位，就是做上帝的工作。」
30 他們又問：「那麼，你行什麼神蹟讓我們看了可以信你呢？你要做什麼呢？ 31 我們的祖先在曠野有嗎哪吃，正如聖經上說，『祂賜下天糧給他們吃。』」
32 耶穌卻說：「我實實在在地告訴你們，不是摩西從天上賜給了你們糧食，而是我父將天上的真糧食賜給你們。 33 因為上帝賜的糧就是從天降下、賜生命給世人的那位。」
34 他們說：「先生，求你把這種糧食天天賜給我們吧。」
35 耶穌說：「我就是生命的糧，到我這裡來的人必定不餓，信我的人必永遠不渴。 36 但我對你們說過，你們雖然親眼看見我，仍然不信。 37 凡父賜給我的人，必到我這裡來。到我這裡來的，我總不丟棄他。 38 因為我從天上下來，不是要成就自己的旨意，而是要成就差我來者的旨意。 39 差我來者的旨意是，祂所賜給我的，我一個也不失掉，在末日我要叫他們復活。 40 因為我父的旨意是要叫一切看見兒子並相信的人得到永生，在末日，我要叫他們復活。」
41 猶太人聽見耶穌說自己是從天上降下來的糧，就小聲議論， 42 說：「這不是約瑟的兒子耶穌嗎？祂的父母，我們都認識，祂現在怎麼能說自己是從天上降下來的呢？」
43 耶穌回答他們說：「你們不用議論紛紛。 44 如果不是差我來的父吸引人到我這裡來，沒有人能來。到我這裡來的，在末日，我要叫他復活。 45 先知書上這樣說，『他們都要受上帝的訓誨』，這裡是指凡聽從父的教導又去效法的人，都會到我這裡來。 46 這並不是說有人見過父，唯獨從上帝而來的那位見過父。 47 我實實在在地告訴你們，信我的人有永生， 48 因為我是生命的糧。 49 你們的祖先在曠野吃過嗎哪，還是死了。 50 但這是從天上降下來的糧，人吃了就不死。 51 我就是天上降下來的生命之糧，人吃了這糧，必永遠活著。我將要賜下的糧就是我的肉，是為了讓世人得到生命。」
52 猶太人開始彼此爭論，說：「這個人怎麼能把自己的肉給我們吃呢？」
53 耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你們，如果你們不吃人子的肉，不喝人子的血，就沒有生命。 54 吃我肉、喝我血的人有永生，在末日，我要叫他復活。 55 因為我的肉是真糧食，我的血是真飲品， 56 吃我肉、喝我血的人常在我裡面，我也常在他裡面。 57 永活的父差我來，我是靠祂而活。同樣，吃我肉的人也靠我而活。 58 我是從天上降下來的真糧，吃這糧的人必永遠活著，不像你們的祖先，雖然吃過嗎哪，最後還是死了。」
59 這番話是耶穌在迦百農會堂裡教導人的時候講的。
永生之道
60 祂的許多門徒聽了，就議論說：「這話實在難懂，誰能接受呢？」
61 耶穌知道門徒在議論，就說：「這話叫你們失去信心嗎？ 62 如果你們看見人子升到祂原來所在的地方，會怎麼樣呢？ 63 叫人活著的是靈，肉體毫無作用。我對你們說的話就是靈，就是生命。 64 然而，你們中間有些人不信。」因為耶穌一開始就知道誰不信祂、誰會出賣祂。
65 祂繼續說：「所以我曾對你們說，如果不是我父賜恩，沒有人能到我這裡來。」
66 從此，很多門徒離開了，不再跟從耶穌。
67 於是耶穌問那十二個門徒：「你們也要離開我嗎？」
68 西門·彼得答道：「主啊！你有永生之道，我們還跟從誰呢？ 69 我們已經相信並且知道你是上帝的聖者。」
70 耶穌說：「我不是揀選了你們十二個人嗎？但其中有一個是魔鬼。」 71 耶穌這話是指著加略人西門的兒子猶大說的，因為他是十二個門徒之一，後來出賣了耶穌。
Footnotes
- 6·7 一個銀幣相當於當時一天的工錢。
John 6
International Children’s Bible
John 6
International Children’s Bible
More Than 5,000 People Fed
6 After this, Jesus went across Lake Galilee (or, Lake Tiberias). 2 Many people followed him because they saw the miracles he did to heal the sick. 3 Jesus went up on a hill and there sat down with his followers. 4 It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover Feast.
5 Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him. He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for all these people to eat?” 6 (Jesus asked Philip this question to test him. Jesus already knew what he planned to do.)
7 Philip answered, “Someone would have to work almost a year to buy enough bread for each person here to have only a little piece.”
8 Another follower there was Andrew. He was Simon Peter’s brother. Andrew said, 9 “Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish. But that is not enough for so many people.”
10 Jesus said, “Tell the people to sit down.” This was a very grassy place. There were about 5,000 men who sat down there. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves of bread. He thanked God for the bread and gave it to the people who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish. He gave them as much as they wanted.
12 They all had enough to eat. When they had finished, Jesus said to his followers, “Gather the pieces of fish and bread that were not eaten. Don’t waste anything.” 13 So they gathered up the pieces that were left. They filled 12 large baskets with the pieces that were left of the five barley loaves.
14 The people saw this miracle that Jesus did. They said, “He must truly be the Prophet[a] who is coming into the world.”
15 Jesus knew that the people planned to come and take him by force and make him their king. So he left and went into the hills alone.
Jesus Walks on the Water
16 That evening Jesus’ followers went down to Lake Galilee. 17 It was dark now and Jesus had not yet come to them. The followers got into a boat and started across the lake to Capernaum. 18 By now a strong wind was blowing, and the waves on the lake were getting bigger. 19 They rowed the boat about three or four miles. Then they saw Jesus walking on the water, coming toward the boat. The followers were afraid. 20 But Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. It is I.” 21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat. At once the boat came to land at the place where they wanted to go.
The People Seek Jesus
22 The next day came. Some people had stayed on the other side of the lake. They knew that Jesus had not gone in the boat with his followers but that they had left without him. And they knew that only one boat had been there. 23 But then some boats came from Tiberias. They landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 The people saw that Jesus and his followers were not there now. So they got into boats and went to Capernaum. They wanted to find Jesus.
Jesus, the Bread of Life
25 The people found Jesus on the other side of the lake. They asked him, “Teacher, when did you come here?”
26 Jesus answered, “Are you looking for me because you saw me do miracles? No! I tell you the truth. You are looking for me because you ate the bread and were satisfied. 27 Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you eternal life. The Son of Man will give you that food. God the Father has shown that he is with the Son of Man.”
28 The people asked Jesus, “What are the things God wants us to do?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work God wants you to do is this: to believe in the One that God sent.”
30 So the people asked, “What miracle will you do? If we can see a miracle, then we will believe you. What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the desert. This is written in the Scriptures: ‘God gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”[b]
32 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. Moses was not the one who gave you bread from heaven. But my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 God’s bread is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 The people said, “Sir, give us this bread always.”
35 Then Jesus said, “I am the bread that gives life. He who comes to me will never be hungry. He who believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But as I told you before, you have seen me, and still you don’t believe. 37 The Father gives me the people who are mine. Every one of them will come to me, and I will always accept them. 38 I came down from heaven to do what God wants me to do. I did not come to do what I want to do. 39 I must not lose even one of those that God has given me, but I must raise them up on the last day. This is what the One who sent me wants me to do. 40 Everyone who sees the Son and believes in him has eternal life. I will raise him up on the last day. This is what my Father wants.”
41 The Jews began to complain about Jesus. They complained because he said, “I am the bread that comes down from heaven.” 42 The Jews said, “This is Jesus. We know his father and mother. He is only Joseph’s son. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
43 But Jesus answered, “Stop complaining to each other. 44 The Father is the One who sent me. No one can come to me unless the Father draws him to me. And I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, ‘God will teach all the people.’[c] Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the One who is from God. Only he has seen the Father. 47 I tell you the truth. He who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread that gives life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert. But still they died. 50 Here is the bread that comes down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh. I will give my flesh so that the people in the world may have life.”
52 Then the Jews began to argue among themselves. They said, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. You must eat the flesh of the Son of Man. And you must drink his blood. If you don’t do this, then you won’t have real life in you. 54 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life. I will raise him up on the last day. 55 My flesh is true food. My blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I live in him. 57 The Father sent me. The Father lives, and I live because of the Father. So he who eats me will live because of me. 58 I am not like the bread our ancestors ate. They ate that bread, but still they died. I am the bread that came down from heaven. He who eats this bread will live forever.” 59 Jesus said all these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
The Words of Eternal Life
60 The followers of Jesus heard this. Many of them said, “This teaching is hard. Who can accept it?”
61 Jesus knew that his followers were complaining about this. So he said, “Does this teaching bother you? 62 Then will it also bother you to see the Son of Man going back to the place where he came from? 63 It is not the flesh that gives a person life. It is the spirit that gives life. The words I told you are spirit, and so they give life. 64 But some of you don’t believe.” (Jesus knew who did not believe. He knew this from the beginning. And he knew who would turn against him.) 65 Jesus said, “That is the reason I said, ‘If the Father does not let a person come to me, then he cannot come.’”
66 After Jesus said this, many of his followers left him. They stopped following him.
67 Jesus asked the 12 followers, “Do you want to leave, too?”
68 Simon Peter answered Jesus, “Lord, who would we go to? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe in you. We know that you are the Holy One from God.”
70 Then Jesus answered, “I chose all 12 of you. But 1 of you is a devil.”
71 Jesus was talking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Judas was 1 of the 12. But later he was going to turn against Jesus.
Footnotes
- 6:14 Prophet They probably meant the prophet that God told Moses he would send (Deuteronomy 18:15–19).
- 6:31 ‘God gave . . . eat.’ Quotation from Psalm 78:24.
- 6:45 ‘God . . . people.’ Quotation from Isaiah 54:13.
John 6
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John 6
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(A)
6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs(B) he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside(C) and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival(D) was near.
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip,(E) “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother,(F) spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”(G)
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks,(H) and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
14 After the people saw the sign(I) Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”(J) 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king(K) by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.(L)
Jesus Walks on the Water(M)
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 17 where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 18 A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles,[b] they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water;(N) and they were frightened. 20 But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.”(O) 21 Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake(P) realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone.(Q) 23 Then some boats from Tiberias(R) landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.(S) 24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.
Jesus the Bread of Life
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi,(T) when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me,(U) not because you saw the signs(V) I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures(W) to eternal life,(X) which the Son of Man(Y) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(Z) of approval.”
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe(AA) in the one he has sent.”(AB)
30 So they asked him, “What sign(AC) then will you give that we may see it and believe you?(AD) What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna(AE) in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[c]”(AF)
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven(AG) and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”(AH)
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am(AI) the bread of life.(AJ) Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes(AK) in me will never be thirsty.(AL) 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me(AM) will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven(AN) not to do my will but to do the will(AO) of him who sent me.(AP) 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,(AQ) but raise them up at the last day.(AR) 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son(AS) and believes in him shall have eternal life,(AT) and I will raise them up at the last day.”
41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph,(AU) whose father and mother we know?(AV) How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”(AW)
43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them,(AX) and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[d](AY) Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God;(AZ) only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.(BA) 48 I am the bread of life.(BB) 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.(BC) 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven,(BD) which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread(BE) that came down from heaven.(BF) Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”(BG)
52 Then the Jews(BH) began to argue sharply among themselves,(BI) “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh(BJ) of the Son of Man(BK) and drink his blood,(BL) you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.(BM) 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.(BN) 57 Just as the living Father sent me(BO) and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”(BP) 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(BQ) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(BR)
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?(BS) 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man(BT) ascend to where he was before!(BU) 63 The Spirit gives life;(BV) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[e] and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known(BW) from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.(BX) 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”(BY)
66 From this time many of his disciples(BZ) turned back and no longer followed him.
67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(CA)
68 Simon Peter answered him,(CB) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(CC) 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”(CD)
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you,(CE) the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”(CF) 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,(CG) who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)(CH)
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