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给五千人吃饱的神迹(A)

这些事以后,耶稣渡过加利利海,就是提比里亚海。 有一大群人,因为看见了他在病人身上所行的神迹,就跟随了他。 耶稣上了山,同门徒坐在那里。 那时犹太人的逾越节近了。 耶稣举目观看,见一大群人向他走过来,就对腓力说:“我们从哪里买饼给这些人吃呢?” 他说这话,是要试验腓力,因他自己早已知道要怎样作。 腓力回答:“就算二百银币买的饼,每人分一点,也是不够的。” 有一个门徒,就是西门.彼得的弟弟安得烈,对耶稣说: “这里有个小孩子,带着五个大麦饼、两条鱼;只是分给这么多人,有甚么用呢?” 10 耶稣吩咐他们:“你们叫众人坐下。”原来那地方的草很多,众人就坐下,单是男人的数目约有五千。 11 耶稣拿起饼来,祝谢了,就分给坐着的人;分鱼也是这样,都是随着他们所要的。 12 他们吃饱了之后,耶稣对门徒说:“把剩下的零碎收拾起来,免得浪费。” 13 门徒就把众人吃剩那五个大麦饼的零碎收拾起来,装满了十二个篮子。 14 众人看见耶稣所行的神迹,就说:“这真是那要到世上来的先知。” 15 耶稣知道群众要来强迫他作王,就独自又退到山上去了。

耶稣在海面上行走(B)

16 到了晚上,他的门徒下到海边去。 17 他们上了船,要渡海往迦百农去。那时天已经黑了,耶稣还没有到他们那里。 18 忽然海上起了狂风,波浪翻腾。 19 门徒摇橹约行了五六公里,看见耶稣在海面上行走,渐渐靠近船,就害怕起来。 20 耶稣对他们说:“是我,不要怕。” 21 他们这才把他接上船,船就立刻到了他们要去的地方。

耶稣是生命的食物

22 第二天,站在海那边的群众,看见只有一只小船留在那里,并且知道耶稣没有和他的门徒一同上船,门徒是自己去的; 23 不过有几只从提比里亚来的船停在那里,靠近他们在主祝谢以后吃饼的地方。 24 群众见耶稣和门徒都不在那里,就上船往迦百农去找耶稣。 25 他们在对岸找到了耶稣,就问他:“拉比,你几时到这里来的?” 26 耶稣回答:“我实实在在告诉你们,你们找我,不是因为看见了神迹,而是因为吃了饼又吃饱了。 27 不要为那必朽坏的食物操劳,却要为那存到永生的食物操劳,就是人子所要赐给你们的,因为人子是父 神所印证的。” 28 众人又问他:“我们应该作甚么,才算是作 神的工作呢?” 29 耶稣回答:“信 神所差来的,就是作 神的工了。” 30 于是他们就说:“你要行甚么神迹,让我们看了就信你呢?你到底能作甚么呢? 31 我们的祖宗在旷野吃过吗哪,正如经上所记:‘他把从天上来的食物赐给他们吃。’” 32 耶稣对他们说:“我实实在在告诉你们,不是摩西把那从天上来的食物赐给你们,而是我父把天上来的真食物赐给你们; 33 因为 神的食物就是从天上降下来,把生命赐给世人的那一位。”

34 他们对耶稣说:“主啊,求你常把这食物赐给我们。” 35 耶稣说:“我就是生命的食物,到我这里来的,必定不饿;信我的,永远不渴。 36 但我告诉你们,你们虽然见了我,还是不信。 37 凡是父赐给我的人,必到我这里来;到我这里来的,我决不丢弃他, 38 因为我从天上降下来,不是要行自己的意思,而是要行那差我来者的旨意。 39 那差我来者的旨意就是:他所赐给我的人,我连一个也不失落,并且在末日我要使他们复活。 40 因为我父的旨意,是要使所有看见了子而信的人有永生,并且在末日我要使他们复活。”

41 犹太人因为耶稣说“我是从天上降下来的食物”,就纷纷议论他。 42 他们说:“这不是约瑟的儿子耶稣吗?他的父母我们不都认识吗?他现在怎么说‘我是从天上降下来的’呢?” 43 耶稣回答:“你们不要彼此议论。 44 如果不是差我来的父吸引人,就没有人能到我这里来;到我这里来的,在末日我要使他复活。 45 先知书上记着:‘众人都必受 神的教导。’凡听见从父那里来的教训而又学习的,必到我这里来。 46 这不是说有人见过父;只有从 神那里来的那一位,他才见过父。 47 我实实在在告诉你们,信的人有永生。 48 我就是生命的食物, 49 你们的祖宗在旷野吃过吗哪,还是死了。 50 这是从天上降下来的食物,使人吃了就不死。 51 我就是从天上降下来生命的食物,人若吃了这食物,就必活到永远。我要赐的食物就是我的肉,是为了世人的生命而赐的。”

52 于是,犹太人彼此争论,说:“这个人怎能把他的肉给我们吃呢?” 53 耶稣就对他们说:“我实实在在告诉你们,你们若不吃人子的肉,不喝人子的血,就没有生命在你们里面。 54 吃我肉、喝我血的,就有永生,在末日我要使他复活; 55 因为我的肉是真正的食物,我的血是真正的饮料。 56 吃我肉、喝我血的人,就住在我里面,我也住在他里面。 57 正如永活的父差遣了我,我也因父活着;照样,吃我肉的人也必因我而活。 58 这就是从天上降下来的食物,不像吗哪,你们的祖宗吃过,还是死了;吃这食物的,必活到永远。” 59 这些话是耶稣在迦百农会堂里教导人的时候说的。

永生之道

60 他的门徒中,有许多人听了,就说:“这话很难,谁能接受呢?” 61 耶稣心里知道门徒为了这事议论纷纷,就对他们说:“这话使你们动摇吗? 62 如果你们看见人子升到他原来所在的地方,又怎样呢? 63 使人活的是灵,肉体是无济于事的。我对你们所说的话是灵、是生命。 64 然而你们中间却有不信的人。”原来从起初耶稣就知道那些不信的是谁,那要把他出卖的又是谁。 65 耶稣跟着说:“所以我对你们说过,如果不是父所赐的,没有人能到我这里来。”

66 从此,他的门徒中有许多人退去了,不再与他同行。 67 于是耶稣对十二门徒说:“你们也想离去吗?” 68 西门.彼得回答:“主啊,你有永生之道,我们还跟从谁呢? 69 我们已经相信,并且知道你是 神的圣者。” 70 耶稣说:“我不是拣选了你们十二个人吗?但你们中间有一个是魔鬼。” 71 耶稣这话是指着加略人西门的儿子犹大说的,因为他虽然是十二门徒之一,却要出卖耶稣。

تێربوونی پێنج هەزار کەس

دوای ئەمە عیسا چوو بۆ ئەوبەری دەریاچەی جەلیل، کە دەریاچەی تەبەرییەیە، ئاپۆرەیەک لە خەڵک دوای کەوتبوون، چونکە ئەو پەرجووانەیان بینیبوو کە لە نەخۆشەکاندا دەیکرد. ئینجا عیسا چووە سەر شاخ و لەوێ لەگەڵ قوتابییەکانی دانیشت. جەژنی پەسخەی جولەکەش نزیک بوو.

عیساش چاوی هەڵبڕی و خەڵکێکی لە ڕادەبەدەر زۆری بینی دەهاتنە لای، بە فیلیپۆسی فەرموو: «لەکوێ نان بکڕین و ئەمانە نان بدەین؟» ئەمەی گوت بۆ ئەوەی تاقی بکاتەوە، چونکە خۆی دەیزانی دەبێت چی بکات.

فیلیپۆس وەڵامی دایەوە: «بایی دوو سەد دیناریش[a] نان بەشیان ناکات، ئەگەر هەریەکەیان کەمێکی بەرکەوێت.»

یەکێک لە قوتابییەکانی کە ئەندراوسی برای شیمۆن پەترۆس بوو پێی گوت: «کوڕێک لێرەیە پێنج نانی جۆ و دوو ماسی پێیە. بەڵام ئەوەندە چییە بۆ ئەم هەمووە؟»

10 عیسا فەرمووی: «خەڵکەکە دابنیشێنن.» ئەو شوێنە گیایەکی زۆری لێبوو، جا پیاوەکان کە پێنج هەزار دەبوون دانیشتن. 11 عیساش نانەکانی وەرگرت و سوپاسی خودای کرد، بەسەر دانیشتووان دابەشی کرد، بۆ ماسییەکانیش ئاوای کرد، ئەوەندەی ویستیان.

12 کاتێک تێربوون، بە قوتابییەکانی فەرموو: «ئەو پەلکەنانەی ماوەتەوە کۆی بکەنەوە تاکو هیچ بەفیڕۆ نەڕوات.» 13 ئەوانیش کۆیان کردەوە و دوازدە سەبەتەیان پڕکرد لەو پەلکەنانەی ئەو پێنج نانە جۆیەی لە نانخۆران مابووەوە.

14 لەبەر ئەوە کە خەڵکەکە بینییان عیسا چ پەرجووێکی کرد، گوتیان: «بە ڕاستی ئەمە پێغەمبەرەکەیە[b] کە بۆ جیهان دێت.» 15 عیسا زانی ئەوان بە نیازن بێن و بیگرن تاکو بیکەنە پاشا، دیسان بە تەنها چووە سەر شاخ.

عیسا بەسەر ئاودا دەڕوات

16 کاتێک ئێوارە داهات قوتابییەکانی بۆ لای دەریاچەکە چوونە خوارەوە، 17 سواری بەلەمێک بوون و بە دەریاچەدا بۆ کەفەرناحوم کەوتنەڕێ. تاریک داهات و عیسا هەر نەگەیشتە لایان. 18 ڕەشەبا هەڵیکرد و دەریاچە هەڵچوو. 19 کە نزیکەی بیست و پێنج تاکو سی تیرهاوێژ[c] سەوڵیان لێدابوو، عیسایان بینی بەسەر ئاوەکەدا دەڕوات و لە بەلەمەکە نزیک دەبێتەوە، جا ترسان. 20 بەڵام پێی فەرموون: «منم، مەترسن!» 21 کە ڕازی بوون سواری بەلەمەکەی بکەن، دەستبەجێ بەلەمەکە گەیشتە ئەو کەنارەی بۆی دەچوون.

22 بۆ بەیانی، ئەو خەڵکەی لەوبەری دەریاچەکە ڕاوەستابوون بینییان لە بەلەمێک زیاتر لەوێ نەبوو، عیساش لەگەڵ قوتابییەکانی سواری بەلەم نەبوو، بەڵکو قوتابییەکانی بە تەنها بەڕێکەوتبوون. 23 بەلەمی دیکەش لە شاری تەبەرییەوە هاتنە نزیک ئەو شوێنەی نانەکەیان لێی خوارد کە عیسای خاوەن شکۆ سوپاسی خودای کرد. 24 کاتێک خەڵکەکە بینییان نە عیسا لەوێیە و نە قوتابییەکانی، سواری بەلەمەکان بوون و چوونە کەفەرناحوم، لە عیسا دەگەڕان.

منم نانی ژیان

25 کە لەوبەری دەریاچەکە دۆزییانەوە، لێیان پرسی: «ڕابی، کەی گەیشتییە ئێرە؟»

26 عیسا وەڵامی دانەوە: «ڕاستی ڕاستیتان پێ دەڵێم: ئێوە بەدوامدا دەگەڕێن نەک لەبەر ئەوەی پەرجووەکانتان بینی، بەڵکو لەبەر ئەوەی لە نانەکەتان خوارد و تێر بوون. 27 بۆ خۆراکێک ئیش مەکەن کە لەناودەچێت، بەڵکو بۆ خۆراکێک کە بۆ ژیانی هەتاهەتایی دەمێنێتەوە، ئەوەی کوڕی مرۆڤ دەتانداتێ، چونکە ئەمە خودای باوک مۆری لێداوە.»

28 لەبەر ئەوە لێیان پرسی: «چی بکەین تاکو کارەکانی خودا بکەین؟»

29 عیسا وەڵامی دانەوە: «کاری خودا ئەمەیە: باوەڕ بهێنن بەوەی ناردوویەتی.»

30 ئەوانیش لێیان پرسی: «چ پەرجووێک دەکەیت تاکو بیبینین و باوەڕت پێ بکەین؟ چی دەکەیت؟ 31 باوباپیرانمان لە چۆڵەوانی مەنیان[d] خوارد، وەک نووسراوە: [لە ئاسمانەوە نانی دانێ تاکو بیخۆن.][e]»

32 عیساش پێی فەرموون: «ڕاستی ڕاستیتان پێ دەڵێم: موسا نەبوو نانەکەی لە ئاسمانەوە دانێ، بەڵکو باوکمە لە ئاسمانەوە نانی ڕاستیتان دەداتێ، 33 چونکە نانی خودا ئەوەیە کە لە ئاسمانەوە دابەزیوە و ژیان دەبەخشێتە جیهان.»

34 لەبەر ئەوە پێیان گوت: «گەورەم، هەموو کاتێک ئەو نانەمان بدەرێ.»

35 عیساش پێی فەرموون: «منم نانی ژیان. ئەوەی بێتە لام هەرگیز برسی نابێت، ئەوەش باوەڕم پێ بهێنێت هەرگیز تینووی نابێت. 36 بەڵام پێم گوتن، منتان بینیوە و باوەڕیش ناهێنن. 37 هەرکەسێک باوکم دەیداتە من دێتە لام، ئەوەش بێتە لام، هەرگیز دەریناکەم. 38 من لە ئاسمانەوە دابەزیوم، نەک تاکو بە خواستی خۆم بکەم، بەڵکو خواستی ئەوەی ناردوومی. 39 ئەمەش خواستی ئەوەیە کە ناردوومی، هەرکەسێکی پێداوم لەدەستی نەدەم، بەڵکو لە ڕۆژی دواییدا زیندووی دەکەمەوە. 40 خواستی باوکم ئەمەیە: هەرکەسێک تەماشای کوڕەکە بکات و باوەڕی پێ بهێنێت ژیانی هەتاهەتایی دەبێت، منیش لە ڕۆژی دواییدا زیندووی دەکەمەوە.»

41 جولەکەش بۆڵەبۆڵیان لەسەر دەکرد، چونکە فەرمووی: «منم ئەو نانەی لە ئاسمانەوە دابەزیوە.» 42 گوتیان: «ئەمە عیسای کوڕی یوسف نییە، کە دایک و باوکی دەناسین؟ ئێستا چۆن دەڵێت ”لە ئاسمانەوە دابەزیوم“؟»

43 عیساش وەڵامی دانەوە و پێی گوتن: «لەناو خۆتاندا بۆڵەبۆڵ مەکەن. 44 کەس ناتوانێت بێتە لام ئەگەر باوک ڕاینەکێشێت، ئەوەی ناردوومی، منیش لە ڕۆژی دواییدا زیندووی دەکەمەوە. 45 لە پەڕتووکی پێغەمبەراندا نووسراوە: [هەموو لە خوداوە فێر دەبن.][f] جا ئەوەی لە باوکەوە بیستبێتی و فێربووبێت دێتە لام. 46 کەس باوکی نەبینیوە جگە لەوەی لە خوداوەیە، تەنها ئەوەی لە خوداوەیە باوکی بینیوە. 47 ڕاستی ڕاستیتان پێ دەڵێم: ئەوەی باوەڕ بهێنێت ژیانی هەتاهەتایی هەیە. 48 منم نانی ژیان. 49 باوباپیرانتان لە چۆڵەوانیدا مەنیان خوارد و مردن. 50 بەڵام ئەمە ئەو نانەیە کە لە ئاسمانەوە دابەزیوە، تاکو ئەوەی لێی بخوات نەمرێت. 51 منم ئەو نانە زیندووەی کە لە ئاسمانەوە دابەزیوە. ئەگەر یەکێک لەم نانە بخوات بۆ هەتاهەتایە دەژیێت. ئەو نانەش کە بۆ ژیانی جیهان دەیبەخشم، جەستەمە.»

52 جولەکەکان لەناو خۆیان دەمەقاڵەیان بوو و دەیانگوت: «ئەمە چۆن دەتوانێ جەستەی خۆیمان بداتێ بیخۆین؟»

53 لەبەر ئەوە عیسا پێی فەرموون: «ڕاستی ڕاستیتان پێ دەڵێم: ئەگەر جەستەی کوڕی مرۆڤ نەخۆن و خوێنی نەخۆنەوە، ژیان لە ناختاندا نابێت. 54 ئەوەی جەستەم بخوات و خوێنم بخواتەوە ژیانی هەتاهەتایی هەیە، منیش لە ڕۆژی دواییدا زیندووی دەکەمەوە، 55 چونکە جەستەم خۆراکی ڕاستەقینەیە و خوێنیشم خواردنەوەی ڕاستەقینە. 56 ئەوەی جەستەم بخوات و خوێنم بخواتەوە بە منەوە پەیوەست دەبێت و منیش بەوەوە. 57 وەک باوکی زیندوو ناردوومی، منیش بەو باوکە زیندووم، ئاواش ئەوەی لە جەستەی من بخوات بەهۆی منەوە دەژیێت. 58 ئەمە ئەو نانەیە کە لە ئاسمانەوە دابەزیوە، نەک وەکو ئەوەی باوباپیران خواردیان و مردن. ئەوەی لەم نانە بخوات هەتاهەتایە دەژیێت.» 59 ئەمانەی لە کەنیشتێکدا فەرموو، لە کەفەرناحوم خەڵکی فێر دەکرد.

قوتابییەکان گومان دەکەن

60 لەبەر ئەوە زۆر لە قوتابییەکانی کە گوێیان لێبوو، گوتیان: «ئەم قسەیە گرانە! کێ دەتوانێت وەریبگرێت؟»

61 عیسا لە دڵی خۆیدا زانی قوتابییەکانی بەهۆی ئەمەوە بۆڵەبۆڵ دەکەن، پێی فەرموون: «ئایا ئەمە بۆ ئێوە دەبێتە کۆسپ؟ 62 ئەی ئەگەر ببینن کوڕی مرۆڤ بەرزبێتەوە بۆ ئەو شوێنەی یەکەم جار لێی بوو؟! 63 ڕۆحی پیرۆز ژیان دەدات، بەڵام جەستە بە کەڵک نایەت. ئەو قسانەی پێم گوتن ڕۆح و ژیانن. 64 بەڵام هەندێکتان باوەڕ ناکەن،» کە عیسا لە سەرەتاوە ئەوانەی دەناسی کە باوەڕ ناهێنن، هەروەها کێیە ئەوەی بە گرتنی دەدات. 65 ئینجا فەرمووی: «لەبەر ئەوە پێم گوتن، کەس ناتوانێ بێت بۆ لام، مەگەر باوک ڕێگەی پێدابێت.»

66 لەو کاتەوە زۆر لە قوتابییەکانی گەڕانەوە و ئیتر لەگەڵی نەدەگەڕان.

67 لەبەر ئەوە عیسا بە دوازدەکەی[g] فەرموو: «ئەی ئێوە ناتانەوێ بڕۆن؟»

68 شیمۆن پەترۆس وەڵامی دایەوە: «گەورەم، بچینە لای کێ؟ وتەکانی ژیانی هەتاهەتایی لەلای تۆیە. 69 ئێمەش باوەڕمان هێنا و زانیمان کە تۆ پیرۆزەکەی خودایت.»

70 عیسا وەڵامی دانەوە: «ئایا من ئێوەی دوازدەم هەڵنەبژاردووە؟ بەڵام یەکێک لە ئێوە ئیبلیسە!» 71 ئەو باسی یەهوزای شیمۆنی ئەسخەریوتی دەکرد، چونکە بەتەمابوو بە گرتنی بدات کە یەکێکە لە دوازدە قوتابییەکە.

Footnotes

  1. 6‏:7 دینارێک کرێی ڕۆژانەی کرێکارێک بوو.‏
  2. 6‏:14 پێغەمبەرەکە: ئەو پێغەمبەرەیە کە موسا باسی دەکات. واتە عیسا. بڕوانە دواوتار 18‏:15، یۆحەنا 1‏:45‏‏.‏
  3. 6‏:19 دەکاتە نزیکەی پێنج هەتا شەش کیلۆمەتر.‏
  4. 6‏:31 مەن: ئەو خۆراکەیە کە خودا لە سەردەمی موسا لە ئاسمانەوە بۆ گەلی ئیسرائیلی باراند. بڕوانە دەرچوون 16‏:4‏‏.‏
  5. 6‏:31 دەرچوون 16‏:4 و زەبوورەکان 78‏:24‏،25‏.‏‏
  6. 6‏:45 ئیشایا 54‏:13‏‏
  7. 6‏:67 دوازدە قوتابییەکەی عیسا.‏

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,

There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

10 And Jesus said, Make the men 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 to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,

17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

21 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

48 I am that bread of life.

49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

Feeding of the five thousand

After this Jesus went across the Galilee Sea (that is, the Tiberias Sea). A large crowd followed him, because they had seen the miraculous signs he had done among the sick. Jesus went up a mountain and sat there with his disciples. It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival.

Jesus looked up and saw the large crowd coming toward him. He asked Philip, “Where will we buy food to feed these people?” Jesus said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.

Philip replied, “More than a half year’s salary[a] worth of food wouldn’t be enough for each person to have even a little bit.”

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said, “A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?”

10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass there. They sat down, about five thousand of them. 11 Then Jesus took the bread. When he had given thanks, he distributed it to those who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish, each getting as much as they wanted. 12 When they had plenty to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces, so that nothing will be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves that had been left over by those who had eaten.

14 When the people saw that he had done a miraculous sign, they said, “This is truly the prophet who is coming into the world.” 15 Jesus understood that they were about to come and force him to be their king, so he took refuge again, alone on a mountain.

Jesus walks on water

16 When evening came, Jesus’ disciples went down to the lake. 17 They got into a boat and were crossing the lake to Capernaum. It was already getting dark and Jesus hadn’t come to them yet. 18 The water was getting rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When the wind had driven them out for about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water. He was approaching the boat and they were afraid. 20 He said to them, “I Am.[b] Don’t be afraid.” 21 Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and just then the boat reached the land where they had been heading.

22 The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one boat had been there. They knew Jesus hadn’t gone with his disciples, but that the disciples had gone alone. 23 Some boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they had eaten the bread over which the Lord had given thanks. 24 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. 25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

Bread of life

26 Jesus replied, “I assure you that you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate all the food you wanted. 27 Don’t work for the food that doesn’t last but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Human One[c] will give you. God the Father has confirmed him as his agent to give life.”

28 They asked, “What must we do in order to accomplish what God requires?”

29 Jesus replied, “This is what God requires, that you believe in him whom God sent.”

30 They asked, “What miraculous sign will you do, that we can see and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”[d]

32 Jesus told them, “I assure you, it wasn’t Moses who gave the bread from heaven to you, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 The bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 They said, “Sir,[e] give us this bread all the time!”

35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But I told you that you have seen me and still don’t believe. 37 Everyone whom the Father gives to me will come to me, and I won’t send away anyone who comes to me. 38 I have come down from heaven not to do my will, but the will of him who sent me. 39 This is the will of the one who sent me, that I won’t lose anything he has given me, but I will raise it up at the last day. 40 This is my Father’s will: that all who see the Son and believe in him will have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”

41 The Jewish opposition grumbled about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

42 They asked, “Isn’t this Jesus, Joseph’s son, whose mother and father we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

43 Jesus responded, “Don’t grumble among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless they are drawn to me by the Father who sent me, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets, And they will all be taught by God.[f] Everyone who has listened to the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God. He has seen the Father. 47 I assure you, whoever believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness and they died. 50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that whoever eats from it will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

52 Then the Jews debated among themselves, asking, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

53 Jesus said to them, “I assure you, unless you eat the flesh of the Human One[g] and drink his blood, 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. 55 My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in them. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me lives because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. It isn’t like the bread your ancestors ate, and then they died. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.” 59 Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

60 Many of his disciples who heard this said, “This message is harsh. Who can hear it?”

61 Jesus knew that the disciples were grumbling about this and he said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 What if you were to see the Human One[h] going up where he was before? 63 The Spirit is the one who gives life and the flesh doesn’t help at all. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 Yet some of you don’t believe.”Jesus knew from the beginning who wouldn’t believe and the one who would betray him. 65 He said, “For this reason I said to you that none can come to me unless the Father enables them to do so.” 66 At this, many of his disciples turned away and no longer accompanied him.

67 Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?”

68 Simon Peter answered, “Lord, where would we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We believe and know that you are God’s holy one.”

70 Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.” 71 He was speaking of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, for he, one of the Twelve, was going to betray him.

Footnotes

  1. John 6:7 Or two hundred denaria
  2. John 6:20 Or It is I.
  3. John 6:27 Or Son of Man
  4. John 6:31 Ps 78:24
  5. John 6:34 Or Lord
  6. John 6:45 Isa 54:13
  7. John 6:53 Or Son of Man
  8. John 6:62 Or Son of Man