约翰福音 6
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
给五千人吃饱
6 这事以后，耶稣渡过加利利海，就是提比哩亚海。 2 有许多人因为看见他在病人身上所行的神迹，就跟随他。 3 耶稣上了山，和门徒一同坐在那里。 4 那时犹太人的逾越节近了。 5 耶稣举目看见许多人来，就对腓力说：“我们从哪里买饼叫这些人吃呢？” 6 他说这话是要试验腓力，他自己原知道要怎样行。 7 腓力回答说：“就是二十两银子的饼，叫他们各人吃一点也是不够的。” 8 有一个门徒，就是西门彼得的兄弟安得烈，对耶稣说： 9 “在这里有一个孩童，带着五个大麦饼、两条鱼，只是分给这许多人还算什么呢？” 10 耶稣说：“你们叫众人坐下。”原来那地方的草多。众人就坐下，数目约有五千。 11 耶稣拿起饼来，祝谢了，就分给那坐着的人，分鱼也是这样，都随着他们所要的。 12 他们吃饱了，耶稣对门徒说：“把剩下的零碎收拾起来，免得有糟蹋的。” 13 他们便将那五个大麦饼的零碎，就是众人吃了剩下的，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：“这真是那要到世间来的先知！”
15 耶稣既知道众人要来强逼他做王，就独自又退到山上去了。
耶稣履海
16 到了晚上，他的门徒下海边去， 17 上了船，要过海往迦百农去。天已经黑了，耶稣还没有来到他们那里。 18 忽然狂风大作，海就翻腾起来。 19 门徒摇橹约行了十里多路，看见耶稣在海面上走，渐渐近了船，他们就害怕。 20 耶稣对他们说：“是我，不要怕！” 21 门徒就喜欢接他上船，船立时到了他们所要去的地方。
22 第二日，站在海那边的众人知道那里没有别的船，只有一只小船，又知道耶稣没有同他的门徒上船，乃是门徒自己去的。 23 然而有几只小船从提比哩亚来，靠近主祝谢后分饼给人吃的地方。
当为永生的食物劳力
24 众人见耶稣和门徒都不在那里，就上了船，往迦百农去找耶稣。 25 既在海那边找着了，就对他说：“拉比，是几时到这里来的？” 26 耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你们：你们找我，并不是因见了神迹，乃是因吃饼得饱。 27 不要为那必坏的食物劳力，要为那存到永生的食物劳力，就是人子要赐给你们的，因为人子是父神所印证的。” 28 众人问他说：“我们当行什么，才算做神的工呢？” 29 耶稣回答说：“信神所差来的，这就是做神的工。” 30 他们又说：“你行什么神迹，叫我们看见就信你？你到底做什么事呢？ 31 我们的祖宗在旷野吃过吗哪，如经上写着说：‘他从天上赐下粮来给他们吃。’” 32 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你们：那从天上来的粮不是摩西赐给你们的，乃是我父将天上来的真粮赐给你们。 33 因为神的粮就是那从天上降下来赐生命给世界的。”
耶稣为生命的粮
34 他们说：“主啊，常将这粮赐给我们！” 35 耶稣说：“我就是生命的粮。到我这里来的，必定不饿；信我的，永远不渴。 36 只是我对你们说过，你们已经看见我，还是不信。 37 凡父所赐给我的人，必到我这里来；到我这里来的，我总不丢弃他。 38 因为我从天上降下来，不是要按自己的意思行，乃是要按那差我来者的意思行。 39 差我来者的意思就是：他所赐给我的，叫我一个也不失落，在末日却叫他复活。 40 因为我父的意思是叫一切见子而信的人得永生，并且在末日我要叫他复活。”
犹太人议论主
41 犹太人因为耶稣说“我是从天上降下来的粮”，就私下议论他， 42 说：“这不是约瑟的儿子耶稣吗？他的父母我们岂不认得吗？他如今怎么说‘我是从天上降下来的’呢？” 43 耶稣回答说：“你们不要大家议论。 44 若不是差我来的父吸引人，就没有能到我这里来的；到我这里来的，在末日我要叫他复活。 45 在先知书上写着说：‘他们都要蒙神的教训。’凡听见父之教训又学习的，就到我这里来。 46 这不是说有人看见过父，唯独从神来的，他看见过父。 47 我实实在在地告诉你们：信的人有永生。 48 我就是生命的粮。 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粮，叫人吃了就不死。 51 我是从天上降下来生命的粮，人若吃这粮，就必永远活着。我所要赐的粮就是我的肉，为世人之生命所赐的。”
52 因此，犹太人彼此争论说：“这个人怎能把他的肉给我们吃呢？” 53 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你们：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、喝我血的人就有永生，在末日我要叫他复活。 55 我的肉真是可吃的，我的血真是可喝的。 56 吃我肉、喝我血的人常在我里面，我也常在他里面。 57 永活的父怎样差我来，我又因父活着，照样，吃我肉的人也要因我活着。 58 这就是从天上降下来的粮。吃这粮的人就永远活着，不像你们的祖宗吃过吗哪还是死了。” 59 这些话是耶稣在迦百农会堂里教训人说的。
主的话是灵是生命
60 他的门徒中有好些人听见了，就说：“这话甚难，谁能听呢？” 61 耶稣心里知道门徒为这话议论，就对他们说：“这话是叫你们厌弃[a]吗？ 62 倘或你们看见人子升到他原来所在之处，怎么样呢？ 63 叫人活着的乃是灵，肉体是无益的。我对你们所说的话就是灵，就是生命。 64 只是你们中间有不信的人。”耶稣从起头就知道谁不信他，谁要卖他。 65 耶稣又说：“所以我对你们说过，若不是蒙我父的恩赐，没有人能到我这里来。”
彼得认耶稣为神的圣者
66 从此，他门徒中多有退去的，不再和他同行。 67 耶稣就对那十二个门徒说：“你们也要去吗？” 68 西门彼得回答说：“主啊，你有永生之道，我们还归从谁呢？ 69 我们已经信了，又知道你是神的圣者。” 70 耶稣说：“我不是拣选了你们十二个门徒吗？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，他本是十二个门徒里的一个，后来要卖耶稣的。
Footnotes
- 约翰福音 6:61 “厌弃”原文作“跌倒”。
John 6
New American Standard Bible
Five Thousand Men Fed
6 After these things (A)Jesus went away to the other side of (B)the Sea of Galilee (or (C)Tiberias). 2 A large crowd was following Him, because they were watching the [a](D)signs which He was performing on those who were sick. 3 But (E)Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. 4 Now (F)the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. 5 So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to (G)Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” 6 But He was saying this only to (H)test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. 7 (I)Philip answered Him, “(J)Two hundred [b]denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just 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 recline to eat.” Now there was (N)plenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about [c](O)five thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and (P)after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the (Q)fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, 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 from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Therefore when the people saw the [d]sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the (T)Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Jesus Walks on the Water
15 So Jesus, aware that they [e]intended 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 started to cross the sea (Y)to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 In addition, the sea began getting rough, 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 coming near the boat; and they were frightened. 20 But He *said to them, “It is I; [g](Z)do not be afraid.” 21 So they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.
22 The next day (AA)the crowd that 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 gotten into the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had departed 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, looking for Jesus. 25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “(AG)Rabbi, when did You get here?”
Words to the People
26 Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you (AH)seek Me, not because you saw [h](AI)signs, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not (AJ)work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for (AK)eternal life, which (AL)the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, (AM)has set His [i]seal.” 28 Therefore they said to Him, “What are we to do, so that we may accomplish 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 are You doing as a (AQ)sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? 31 (AR)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘(AS)He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. 33 For the bread of God is [j]that which (AT)comes down out of 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; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me (AW)will never be thirsty. 36 But (AX)I said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe. 37 (AY)Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not 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 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of (BD)everything that He has given Me I will (BE)lose nothing, but will (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)So then the Jews were complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that (BK)came down out of heaven.” 42 And they were saying, “(BL)Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother (BM)we know? How does He now say, ‘(BN)I have come down out of heaven’?” 43 Jesus answered and said to them, “Stop complaining 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 of 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, the one 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 that (BX)comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat from it and (BY)not die. 51 (BZ)I am the living bread that (CA)came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, (CB)he will live forever; and the bread which I will give (CC)for the life of the world also 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 The one 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 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (CI)remains in Me, and I in him. 57 Just as the (CJ)living Father (CK)sent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. 58 This is the bread that (CL)came down out of heaven, not as (CM)the fathers ate and died; the one 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 So then many of His (CQ)disciples, when they heard this, said, “(CR)This statement is very [k]unpleasant; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, (CS)aware that His disciples were complaining about this, said to them, “Is this [l](CT)offensive to you? 62 What then if you see (CU)the Son of Man (CV)ascending to where He was before? 63 (CW)It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; (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 who would [m]betray Him. 65 And He was saying, “For this reason I have (DB)told you that no one can come to Me unless (DC)it has been granted him from the Father.”
Peter’s Confession of Faith
66 As a result of this many of His (DD)disciples (DE)left, and would no longer walk with Him. 67 So Jesus said to (DF)the twelve, “You do not want to leave also, do you?” 68 (DG)Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (DH)words of eternal life. 69 And we have already 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 meant Judas (DM)the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, (DN)one of (DO)the twelve, [n]was going to betray Him.
Footnotes
- John 6:2 I.e., confirming miracles
- John 6:7 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
- John 6:10 I.e., 5,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 14:21
- John 6:14 I.e., confirming miracle
- John 6:15 Or were about
- John 6:19 Possibly 3-4 miles or 4.8-6.4 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
- John 6:20 Or stop being afraid
- John 6:26 I.e., confirming miracles
- John 6:27 I.e., of identification or authenticity
- John 6:33 Or He who comes
- John 6:60 Or hard
- John 6:61 Or shocking
- John 6:64 Or hand Him over
- John 6:71 Or was intending to
约翰福音 6
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
五饼二鱼
6 这些事以后，耶稣渡过加利利湖[a]，也就是太巴列湖，到对岸去。 2 有一大群人，因为看到他在病人身上所行的神迹，就跟随他。
3 耶稣上了山，与他的门徒们在那里坐下。 4 那时犹太人的逾越节快到了。 5 耶稣举目观看，见一大群人向他走来，就对腓力说：“我们从哪里买饼给这些人吃呢？” 6 他说这话是要试试腓力，其实他自己已经知道要做什么了。
7 腓力回答：“就是两百个银币[b]的饼，也不够每个人吃一小块！”
8 他的一个门徒，就是西门彼得的弟弟安得烈，对耶稣说： 9 “这里有个孩子，带了五个大麦饼和两条鱼。可是对这么多人，这些算什么呢？”
10 耶稣说：“让他们坐下来。”
那地方草多，他们坐了下来；男人的数目约有五千。 11 耶稣就拿起饼来，祝谢以后，分给那些坐着的人[c]，把鱼也如此分了，他们要多少就给多少。
12 大家吃饱了以后，耶稣就对他的门徒们说：“把剩下的碎块收拾起来，免得浪费。” 13 他们就把大家吃剩的那五个大麦饼的碎块收拾起来，装满了十二个篮子。
14 众人看见耶稣所行的神迹，就说：“这个人确实是那位要来到世上的先知！” 15 耶稣看出他们要来强迫他做王，就又独自退到山上去了。
在水面上行走
16 到了晚上，他的门徒们下到湖边。 17 他们上了船，开始渡过湖往迦百农去。原来天色已经黑了，而耶稣还没有来到他们那里。 18 当时，大风吹起，湖水翻腾。 19 他们已经划了约有四、五公里[d]，看到耶稣在湖面上行走，逐渐向船靠近，他们就感到惧怕。
20 耶稣对他们说：“是我，不要怕！” 21 门徒们这才愿意接他上船。船立刻就到了他们所要去的地方。
生命的粮
22 第二天，留在湖对岸的众人，知道在那里除了一条小船之外[e]，没有别的船；而且知道耶稣没有和他的门徒们一起上船，是门徒们自己去的。 23 有几条别的小船从太巴列城来，靠近主祝谢后众人吃饼的地方。 24 这样，众人一发现耶稣已经不在那里，连他的门徒们也不在那里，就上了船，往迦百农去找耶稣。
25 他们在湖的对岸找到了耶稣，就问他：“拉比，你是什么时候到这里来的？”
26 耶稣回答说：“我确确实实地告诉你们：你们找我，并不是因为看见了神迹，而是因为你们吃饼吃饱了。 27 不要为那会腐败的食物做工，而要为那存留到永生的食物做工。这食物就是人子要给你们的，因为人子是父神所印证的。”
28 他们问：“我们应该做什么，才算做神的工作呢？”
29 耶稣回答说：“信神所派来的那一位，就是做神的工作。”
30 他们就问：“那么，你行个什么神迹，好让我们看了就可以信你呢？你可以做什么呢？ 31 我们的祖先在旷野吃了吗哪，正如经上所记：‘他把从天上来的粮赐给他们吃。’[f]”
32 耶稣对他们说：“我确确实实地告诉你们：那从天上来的粮不是摩西赐给你们的，而是我父把从天上来的真粮赐给了你们。 33 要知道，神的粮就是从天上降下来、赐生命给世人的那一位。”
34 他们就对耶稣说：“主啊，请你时常把这粮赐给我们！”
35 耶稣对他们说：“我就是生命的粮。到我这里来的人，绝不饥饿；信我的人，永不干渴。 36 但是我告诉过你们，你们虽然看到了我[g]，还是不信。 37 凡是父赐给我的人，都会到我这里来，而到我这里来的人，我绝不丢弃[h]， 38 因为我从天上降下来，不是要行自己的意思，而是要行那派我来者的意思。 39 那派我来者[i]的旨意，就是要我不失去他赐给我的任何人，而且要我在末日使他复活。 40 要知道，我父[j]的旨意正是：所有看见子而信他的人都得到永恒的生命，并且在末日，我将要使他复活。”
41 这时候，一些犹太人因为耶稣说‘我是从天上降下来的粮’，就私下议论他， 42 并说：“这不就是约瑟的儿子耶稣吗？我们不都认识他的父母吗？现在他怎么说‘我是从天上降下来的’呢？”
43 耶稣就对他们说：“你们不要彼此议论了。 44 如果不是派我来的父引领他，没有人能到我这里来；到我这里来的，在末日我还要使他复活。 45 先知书上记着：‘他们都将成为神所教导的人。’[k]任何人听了并领会了从父而来的教导，就会到我这里来。 46 这并不是说，有谁看到父；只有从神而来的那一位，他才看到父。
47 “我确确实实地告诉你们：信我[l]的人，就有永恒的生命。 48 我就是生命的粮。 49 你们的祖先在旷野吃了吗哪，还是死了。 50 那从天上降下来、让人吃了而不死的粮，就在这里。 51 我就是从天上降下来的生命的粮。人如果吃了这粮，就将活着，直到永远。我要赐的粮就是我的肉身，是为了世人的生命所赐的[m]。”
52 于是那些犹太人彼此争论，说：“这个人怎么能把自己的肉身给我们吃呢？”
53 耶稣说：“我确确实实地告诉你们：如果你们不吃人子的肉，不喝人子的血，你们里面就没有生命。 54 吃我肉、喝我血的人，就有永恒的生命，在末日我还要使他复活； 55 因为我的肉是真食物，我的血是真饮物。 56 吃我肉、喝我血的人，住在我里面，我也住在他里面。 57 永生的父怎样差派了我，我又因父而活，照样，以我为食的人也将因我而活。 58 这才是从天上降下来的粮，不像吗哪。你们的[n]祖先吃过吗哪还是死了，而吃这粮的人就将活着，直到永远。”
59 这些话是耶稣在迦百农教导人的时候，在会堂里说的。
许多门徒离开耶稣
60 他的门徒当中有许多人听了，就说：“这话实在严厉，谁能听呢？”
61 耶稣自己里面知道他的门徒们为这话私下议论，就对他们说：“这话绊倒你们[o]吗？ 62 所以，如果你们看见人子升到他原先所在的地方，你们会怎么样呢？ 63 赐人生命的是灵[p]，肉体没有什么用。我对你们说的话就是灵，就是生命。 64 然而你们当中有一些不信的人。”原来，耶稣从起初就知道哪些人不[q]信，也知道哪一个人要出卖他。 65 耶稣又说：“所以我告诉过你们：如果不是蒙父所赐，没有人能到我这里来。”
66 从此耶稣的门徒中有许多人离开回到背后的事上，不再与他同行。 67 耶稣就对十二使徒[r]说：“你们也不会想离开吧？”
68 西门彼得回答：“主啊，你有永恒生命的话语，我们还去归从谁呢？ 69 我们已经相信，也知道你就是神的那位圣者。[s]”
70 耶稣对他们说：“我不是拣选了你们十二使徒吗？可是你们当中有一个是魔鬼。” 71 耶稣说的是加略人西门的儿子[t]犹大；这个人虽然是十二使徒中的一个，后来却要出卖耶稣。
Footnotes
- 约翰福音 6:1 湖——原文直译“海”。
- 约翰福音 6:7 两百个银币——原文为“200得拿利”。1得拿利=约1日工资的罗马银币。
- 约翰福音 6:11 分给那些坐着的人——有古抄本作“分给门徒们，门徒们又分给那些坐着的人”。
- 约翰福音 6:19 四、五公里——原文为“25-30视距”。1视距=185公尺。
- 约翰福音 6:22 除了一条小船之外——有古抄本作“除了耶稣的门徒们上的那一条小船之外”。
- 约翰福音 6:31 《出埃及记》16:4；《诗篇》78:24。
- 约翰福音 6:36 有古抄本没有“我”。
- 约翰福音 6:37 丢弃——原文直译“赶出去”。
- 约翰福音 6:39 有古抄本附“——父”。
- 约翰福音 6:40 我父——有古抄本作“那派我来者”。
- 约翰福音 6:45 《以赛亚书》54:13。
- 约翰福音 6:47 有古抄本没有“我”。
- 约翰福音 6:51 有古抄本没有“所赐的”。
- 约翰福音 6:58 有古抄本没有“吗哪。你们的”。
- 约翰福音 6:61 绊倒你们——或译作“使你们觉得反感”。
- 约翰福音 6:63 灵——或译作“圣灵”。
- 约翰福音 6:64 有古抄本没有“不”。
- 约翰福音 6:67 使徒——辅助词语。
- 约翰福音 6:69 你就是神的那位圣者。——有古抄本作“你就是基督，永生神的儿子。”
- 约翰福音 6:71 儿子——辅助词语。
John 6
Expanded Bible
More than Five Thousand Fed(A)
6 After this, Jesus went ·across [to the other side of] ·Lake [T the Sea of] Galilee (or, Lake Tiberias). 2 Many people followed him because they saw the ·miracles [L signs; 2:11] he did ·to heal [L for; on behalf of] the sick. 3 Jesus went up on a ·hill [or mountain] and sat down there with his ·followers [disciples]. 4 It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover Feast [C the annual festival that celebrates God’s rescue of Israel from Egypt; Ex. 12; John 2:13].
5 When Jesus ·looked up [L raised his eyes] and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip [C one of the twelve disciples; 1:43], “Where can we buy enough bread for all these people to eat?” 6 (Jesus asked Philip this question to test him, because Jesus already knew what he ·planned [was going] to do.)
7 Philip answered [L him], “·Someone would have to work almost a year to buy enough bread [L Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough; C a denarius was a unit of money worth about a day’s wages] for each person to have only a little piece.”
8 Another one of his ·followers [disciples], Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish, but ·that is not enough [L what are these…?] for so many people.”
10 Jesus said, “·Tell [L Make] the people to sit down.” There was plenty of grass there, and about five thousand men sat down there. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves of bread, ·thanked God [L gave thanks] for them, and ·gave [distributed] them to the people who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish, giving as much as the people wanted.
12 When they ·had all had enough to eat [L were filled/satisfied], Jesus said to his ·followers [disciples], “Gather the leftover ·pieces of fish and bread [L pieces] so that nothing is wasted.” 13 So they gathered up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with the pieces left from the five barley loaves [2 Kin. 4:42–44; C Jesus’ miracle surpasses that of Elisha].
14 When the people saw this ·miracle [L sign] that Jesus did, they said, “He must truly be the Prophet [1:21; C probably the “prophet like Moses” of Deut. 18:15–18] who is coming into the world.”
15 Jesus knew that the people ·planned [intended; were about] to come and take him by force and make him their king, so he ·left [withdrew] and went into the ·hills [or mountains] alone.
Jesus Walks on the Water(B)
16 That evening Jesus’ ·followers [disciples] went down to ·Lake Galilee [L the lake/sea]. 17 It was dark now, and Jesus had not yet ·come to [joined] them. The ·followers [disciples] 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 [L the sea/lake rose up]. 19 When they had rowed the boat about ·three or four miles [L twenty-five or thirty stadia; C a stadion was about 600 feet], they saw Jesus walking on the ·water [sea; lake], coming toward the boat. The ·followers [disciples] were afraid, 20 but Jesus said to them, “It is I [or “I am”; C there could be an echo here of Ex. 3:14]. Do not be afraid.” 21 Then they ·were glad [or were willing] to take him into the boat. ·At once [Immediately] the boat came to land at the place where they wanted to go. [C The sea often stands for chaos, and God controls it.]
The People Seek Jesus
22 The next day the ·people [L crowd] who had stayed on the ·other [opposite] side of the ·lake [sea] knew that Jesus had not gone in the boat with his ·followers [disciples] but that they had left ·without him [L alone]. And they ·knew [L saw] that only one boat had been there. 23 But then some boats came from Tiberias [C a major city on the western shore of Lake Galilee] and landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 When the ·people [L crowd] saw that Jesus and his ·followers [disciples] were not there now, they got into boats and went to Capernaum to find Jesus.
Jesus, the Bread of Life
25 When ·the people [L they] found Jesus on the ·other [opposite] side of the ·lake [sea], they asked him, “·Teacher [L Rabbi], when did you come here?”
26 Jesus answered, “·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], you aren’t looking for me because you saw ·me do miracles [L signs]. You are looking for me because you ate the bread and were ·satisfied [filled]. 27 Don’t work for the food that ·spoils [perishes]. Work for the food that ·stays good always and gives eternal life [L endures/remains/abides for eternal life]. The Son of Man [C a title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14] will give you this food, because on him God the Father has ·put his power [L set his seal; C a seal impression signifies ownership and authority; 3:33].”
28 The people asked Jesus, “What ·are the things God wants us to do [L should we do to work the works of God]?”
29 Jesus answered, “·The work God wants you to do is this [L This is the work of God]: Believe the One he sent.”
30 So ·the people [L they] asked, “What ·miracle will you do? If we see a miracle, we will believe you [L sign will you do that we might see and believe you?]. What ·will you do [work will you perform]? 31 Our ·ancestors [forefathers; L fathers] ate the manna [C a flaky breadlike food that God provided the Israelites in the wilderness; Ex. 16:13–36] in the ·desert [wilderness]. ·This is written in the Scriptures [L As it is written]: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat [compare Ex. 16:4; Neh. 9:15; Ps. 78:24].’
32 [L Therefore; So; Then] Jesus said to them, “·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], it was not Moses who gave you bread from heaven; it is my Father who is giving you the true bread from heaven. 33 [L For] God’s bread is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 [L Therefore] ·the people [L they] said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”
35 Then Jesus said to them, “I am the ·bread that gives life [T bread of life]. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But as I told you before, you have seen me and still don’t believe. 37 ·The Father gives me the people who are mine. Every one of them will come to me [L All/Everything the Father gives me will come to me], and I will ·always accept them [not reject them; L not cast them out]. 38 [L For] I came down from heaven to do ·what God wants me to do [L the will of him who sent me], not ·what I want to do [L my own will]. 39 Here is ·what the One who sent me wants me to do [L the will of him who sent me]: I must not lose even one whom God gave me, but I must raise them all on the last day. 40 Those who see the Son and believe in him have eternal life, and I will raise them on the last day. This is ·what my Father wants [L the will of my Father].”
41 ·Some people [The Jewish leaders; L The Jews] began to ·complain [grumble; murmur] about Jesus because he said, “I am the bread that comes down from heaven.” 42 They said, “·This is [L Is this not…?] Jesus, the son of Joseph. We know his father and mother. How can he [L now] say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
43 But Jesus ·answered [responded], “Stop ·complaining to each other [grumbling/murmuring among yourselves]. 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 that person up on the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God [Is. 54:13].’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 ·No one has [or Not that anyone has] seen the Father except the One who is from God; only he has seen the Father. [C Some interpreters put the previous sentence in parentheses as a side comment made by the author.] 47 ·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], whoever believes has eternal life. 48 I am the ·bread that gives life [T bread of life]. 49 Your ·ancestors [forefathers; L fathers] ate the manna [see 6:31] in the ·desert [wilderness], but still they died. 50 Here is the bread that comes down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give up so that the world may have life.”
52 Then the ·Jewish leaders [L Jews] began to ·argue [dispute; quarrel] among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 [L So] Jesus said to them, “·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], you must eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood. Otherwise, you won’t have ·real life [L life] in you. 54 Those who ·eat [feed on; C Jesus uses a different Greek word for “eat” in vv. 54–57 than in the previous verses; but the difference is probably stylistic] my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day. 55 [L For] My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Those who ·eat [feed on] my flesh and drink my blood ·live [remain; abide] in me, and I ·live [remain; abide] in them. 57 The living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father. So whoever ·eats [feeds on] me will live because of me. 58 I am not like the bread your ·ancestors [forefathers; L fathers] ate [C the manna; 6:31]. They ate that bread and still died. I am the bread that came down from heaven, and whoever ·eats [feeds on] this bread will live forever.” 59 Jesus said all these things while he was teaching in the synagogue [C a local congregation of Jews] in Capernaum [2:12].
The Words of Eternal Life
60 When the ·followers [disciples; C a broader circle of followers, not the twelve disciples] of Jesus heard this, many of them said, “This teaching [C that Jesus is the bread of life; 6:25–59] is ·hard [difficult; offensive]. Who can ·accept [obey; L hear] it?”
61 Knowing that his ·followers [disciples] were ·complaining [grumbling] about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this teaching ·bother [offend] you? 62 Then ·will it also bother you to [L what if you] see the Son of Man ·going back [L going up; ascending] to the place ·where he came from [L where he was before; C heaven]? 63 It is the Spirit that gives life. The flesh ·doesn’t give life [L is useless; counts for nothing]. The words I told you ·are spirit, and they give life [or are from the Spirit who gives life]. 64 But some of you don’t believe.” ([L For] Jesus knew from the beginning who did not believe and who would ·turn against [betray] him.) 65 Jesus said, “That is the reason I said, ·‘If the Father does not bring a person to me, that one cannot come.’ [L ‘No one can come to me unless the Father enables/grants him.’]”
66 After Jesus said this, many of his ·followers [disciples] ·left him [L turned back to previous things] and ·stopped following [L no longer walked with] him.
67 Jesus asked ·the twelve followers [the Twelve], “Do you want to leave, too?”
68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord [or Master], who would we go to? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe and know that you are the Holy One from God.”
70 Then Jesus answered them, “·I chose [L Did I not choose…?] all twelve of you, but one of you is ·a devil [or the Devil; C Jesus equates the work of Judas with the work of Satan; compare Mark 8:33].”
71 Jesus was talking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Judas was one of the twelve, but later he was going to ·turn against [betray] Jesus.
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