21 (A)Do not fear, land; shout for joy and rejoice,
For the Lord has done (B)great things.
22 Do not fear, animals of the field,
For the (C)pastures of the wilderness have turned green,
For the tree has produced its fruit,
The fig tree and the vine have yielded [a]in full.
23 So shout for joy, you (D)sons of Zion,
And (E)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has (F)given you [b]the early rain for your vindication.
And He has brought down for you the rain,
The [c]early and [d](G)latter rain [e]as before.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain,
And the vats will (H)overflow with the new wine and oil.
25 “Then I will compensate you for the years
That the [f]swarming (I)locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to (J)eat and be satisfied,
And you will (K)praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has (L)dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will (M)never be put to shame.
27 So you will (N)know that I am in the midst of Israel,
And that I am the Lord your God
And there is (O)no other;
And My people will never be (P)put to shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:22 Lit their wealth
  2. Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness
  3. Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn
  4. Joel 2:23 I.e., spring
  5. Joel 2:23 As in ancient versions; MT in the first
  6. Joel 2:25 Or migratory

22 The next day (A)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 (B)had not gotten into the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had departed alone. 23 Other small boats came from (C)Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the (D)Lord (E)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 (F)came to Capernaum, looking for Jesus. 25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “(G)Rabbi, when did You get here?”

Words to the People

26 Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you (H)seek Me, not because you saw [a](I)signs, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not (J)work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for (K)eternal life, which (L)the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, (M)has set His [b]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 (N)the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He (O)has sent.” 30 So they said to Him, “(P)What then are You doing as a (Q)sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? 31 (R)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘(S)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 [c]that which (T)comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, always (U)give us this bread.”

35 Jesus said to them, (V)I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me (W)will never be thirsty. 36 But (X)I said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe. 37 (Y)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 (Z)I have come down from heaven, (AA)not to do My own will, but (AB)the will of Him who (AC)sent Me. 39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of (AD)everything that He has given Me I will (AE)lose nothing, but will (AF)raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who (AG)sees the Son and (AH)believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will (AI)raise him up on the last day.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:26 I.e., confirming miracles
  2. John 6:27 I.e., of identification or authenticity
  3. John 6:33 Or He who comes

The Great Commission

16 But the eleven disciples proceeded (A)to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated to them. 17 And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but (B)some [a]were doubtful. 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, (C)All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 [b](D)Go, therefore, and (E)make disciples of (F)all the nations, (G)baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to [c]follow all that I commanded you; and behold, (H)I am with you [d]always, to (I)the end of the age.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 28:17 Or hesitated
  2. Matthew 28:19 Or Having gone (Gr aorist part.)
  3. Matthew 28:20 Or keep
  4. Matthew 28:20 Lit all the days

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