Juan 6
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Jesús alimenta a los cinco mil(A)
6 Algún tiempo después, Jesús se fue a la otra orilla del mar de Galilea (o de Tiberíades). 2 Y mucha gente lo seguía, porque veían las señales milagrosas que hacía en los enfermos. 3 Entonces subió Jesús a una colina y se sentó con sus discípulos. 4 Faltaba muy poco tiempo para la fiesta judía de la Pascua.
5 Cuando Jesús alzó la vista y vio una gran multitud que venía hacia él, dijo a Felipe:
―¿Dónde vamos a comprar pan para que coma esta gente?
6 Esto lo dijo solo para ponerlo a prueba, porque él ya sabía lo que iba a hacer.
7 ―Ni con el salario de ocho meses[a] podríamos comprar suficiente pan para darle un pedazo a cada uno —respondió Felipe.
8 Otro de sus discípulos, Andrés, que era hermano de Simón Pedro, le dijo:
9 ―Aquí hay un muchacho que tiene cinco panes de cebada y dos pescados, pero ¿qué es esto para tanta gente?
10 ―Haced que se sienten todos —ordenó Jesús.
En ese lugar había mucha hierba. Así que se sentaron, y los varones adultos eran como cinco mil. 11 Jesús tomó entonces los panes, dio gracias y distribuyó a los que estaban sentados todo lo que quisieron. Lo mismo hizo con los pescados.
12 Una vez quedaron satisfechos, dijo a sus discípulos:
―Recoged los pedazos que han sobrado, para que no se desperdicie nada.
13 Así lo hicieron y, con los pedazos de los cinco panes de cebada que les sobraron a los que habían comido, llenaron doce canastas.
14 Al ver la señal que Jesús había realizado, la gente comenzó a decir: «En verdad este es el profeta, el que ha de venir al mundo». 15 Pero Jesús, dándose cuenta de que querían llevárselo a la fuerza y declararlo rey, se retiró de nuevo a la montaña él solo.
Jesús camina sobre el agua(B)
16 Cuando ya anochecía, sus discípulos bajaron al lago 17 y subieron a una barca, y comenzaron a cruzar el lago en dirección a Capernaún. Para entonces ya había oscurecido, y Jesús todavía no se había unido a ellos. 18 Por causa del fuerte viento que soplaba, el lago estaba picado. 19 Habrían remado unos cinco o seis kilómetros[b] cuando vieron que Jesús se acercaba a la barca, caminando sobre el agua, y se asustaron. 20 Pero él les dijo: «No tengáis miedo, que soy yo». 21 Así que se dispusieron a subirlo a bordo, y en seguida la barca llegó a la orilla adonde se dirigían.
22 Al día siguiente, la multitud que se había quedado en el otro lado del lago se dio cuenta de que los discípulos se habían embarcado solos. Allí solo había una barca, y Jesús no había entrado en ella con sus discípulos. 23 Sin embargo, algunas barcas de Tiberíades se aproximaron al lugar donde la gente había comido el pan después de haber dado gracias el Señor. 24 En cuanto la multitud se dio cuenta de que ni Jesús ni sus discípulos estaban allí, subieron a las barcas y se fueron a Capernaún a buscar a Jesús.
Jesús, el pan de vida
25 Cuando lo encontraron al otro lado del lago, le preguntaron:
―Rabí, ¿cuándo llegaste aquí?
26 ―Ciertamente os aseguro que me buscáis no porque habéis visto señales, sino porque comisteis pan hasta llenaros. 27 Trabajad, pero no por la comida que es perecedera, sino por la que permanece para vida eterna, la cual os dará el Hijo del hombre. Sobre este ha puesto Dios el Padre su sello de aprobación.
28 ―¿Qué tenemos que hacer para realizar las obras que Dios exige? —le preguntaron.
29 ―Esta es la obra de Dios: que creáis en aquel a quien él envió —respondió Jesús.
30 ―¿Y qué señal harás para que la veamos y te creamos? ¿Qué puedes hacer? —insistieron ellos—. 31 Nuestros antepasados comieron el maná en el desierto, como está escrito: “Pan del cielo les dio a comer”.[c]
32 ―Ciertamente os aseguro que no fue Moisés el que os dio el pan del cielo —afirmó Jesús—. El que da el verdadero pan del cielo es mi Padre. 33 El pan de Dios es el que baja del cielo y da vida al mundo.
34 ―Señor —le pidieron—, danos siempre ese pan.
35 ―Yo soy el pan de vida —declaró Jesús—. El que a mí viene nunca pasará hambre, y el que en mí cree nunca más volverá a tener sed. 36 Pero, como ya os dije, a pesar de que me habéis visto, no creéis. 37 Todos los que el Padre me da vendrán a mí; y al que a mí viene, no lo rechazo. 38 Porque he bajado del cielo no para hacer mi voluntad, sino la del que me envió. 39 Y esta es la voluntad del que me envió: que no pierda nada de lo que él me ha dado, sino que lo resucite en el día final. 40 Porque la voluntad de mi Padre es que todo el que reconozca al Hijo y crea en él tenga vida eterna, y yo lo resucitaré en el día final.
41 Entonces los judíos comenzaron a murmurar contra él, porque dijo: «Yo soy el pan que bajó del cielo». 42 Y se decían: «¿Acaso no es este Jesús, el hijo de José? ¿No conocemos a su padre y a su madre? ¿Cómo es que sale diciendo: “Yo bajé del cielo”?»
43 ―Dejad de murmurar —replicó Jesús—. 44 Nadie puede venir a mí si no lo atrae el Padre que me envió, y yo lo resucitaré en el día final. 45 En los profetas está escrito: “A todos los instruirá Dios”.[d] En efecto, todo el que escucha al Padre y aprende de él viene a mí. 46 Al Padre nadie lo ha visto, excepto el que viene de Dios; solo él ha visto al Padre. 47 Ciertamente os aseguro que el que cree tiene vida eterna. 48 Yo soy el pan de vida. 49 Vuestros antepasados comieron el maná en el desierto, y sin embargo murieron. 50 Pero este es el pan que baja del cielo; el que come de él no muere. 51 Yo soy el pan vivo que bajó del cielo. Si alguno come de este pan, vivirá para siempre. Este pan es mi carne, que daré para que el mundo viva.
52 Los judíos comenzaron a disputar acaloradamente entre sí: «¿Cómo puede este darnos a comer su carne?»
53 ―Ciertamente os aseguro —afirmó Jesús— que, si no coméis la carne del Hijo del hombre ni bebéis su sangre, no tenéis realmente vida. 54 El que come[e] mi carne y bebe mi sangre tiene vida eterna, y yo lo resucitaré en el día final. 55 Porque mi carne es verdadera comida y mi sangre es verdadera bebida. 56 El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre permanece en mí y yo en él. 57 Así como me envió el Padre viviente, y yo vivo por el Padre, también el que come de mí vivirá por mí. 58 Este es el pan que bajó del cielo. Vuestros antepasados comieron maná y murieron, pero el que come de este pan vivirá para siempre.
59 Todo esto lo dijo Jesús mientras enseñaba en la sinagoga de Capernaún.
Muchos discípulos abandonan a Jesús
60 Al escucharlo, muchos de sus discípulos exclamaron: «Esta enseñanza es muy difícil; ¿quién puede aceptarla?»
61 Jesús, muy consciente de que sus discípulos murmuraban por lo que había dicho, les reprochó:
―¿Esto os es causa de tropiezo? 62 ¿Y si vierais al Hijo del hombre subir adonde estaba antes? 63 El Espíritu da vida; la carne no vale para nada. Las palabras que os he hablado son espíritu y son vida. 64 Sin embargo, hay algunos de vosotros que no creen.
Es que Jesús conocía desde el principio quiénes eran los que no creían y quién era el que iba a traicionarlo. Así que añadió:
65 ―Por esto os dije que nadie puede venir a mí, a menos que se lo haya concedido el Padre.
66 Desde entonces muchos de sus discípulos le volvieron la espalda y ya no andaban con él. Así que Jesús preguntó a los doce:
67 ―¿También vosotros queréis marcharos?
68 ―Señor —contestó Simón Pedro—, ¿a quién iremos? Tú tienes palabras de vida eterna. 69 Y nosotros hemos creído, y sabemos que tú eres el Santo de Dios.[f]
70 ―¿No os he escogido yo a vosotros doce? —repuso Jesús—. No obstante, uno de vosotros es un diablo.
71 Se refería a Judas, hijo de Simón Iscariote, uno de los doce, que iba a traicionarlo.
John 6
New King James Version
Feeding the Five Thousand(A)
6 After (B)these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of (C)Tiberias. 2 Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were (D)diseased.[a] 3 And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.
4 (E)Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. 5 (F)Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to (G)Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” 6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
7 Philip answered Him, (H)“Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”
8 One of His disciples, (I)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, (J)but what are they among so many?”
10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people 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 them [b]to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” 13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly (K)the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Jesus Walks on the Sea(L)
15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him (M)king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
16 (N)Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. 18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. 19 So when they had rowed about [c]three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were (O)afraid. 20 But He said to them, (P)“It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.
The Bread from Heaven
22 On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except [d]that one [e]which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone— 23 however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks— 24 when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, (Q)seeking Jesus. 25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?”
26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27 (R)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but (S)for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, (T)because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, (U)“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
30 Therefore they said to Him, (V)“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 (W)Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, (X)‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”
32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but (Y)My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 (Z)Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
35 And Jesus said to them, (AA)“I am the bread of life. (AB)He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never (AC)thirst. 36 (AD)But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet (AE)do not believe. 37 (AF)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and (AG)the one who comes to Me I will [f]by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, (AH)not to do My own will, (AI)but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, (AJ)that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, (AK)that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Rejected by His Own
41 The Jews then [g]complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, (AL)“Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, [h]“Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 (AM)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (AN)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, (AO)‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ (AP)Therefore everyone who [i]has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. 46 (AQ)Not that anyone has seen the Father, (AR)except He who is from God; He has seen the Father. 47 Most assuredly, I say to you, (AS)he who believes [j]in Me has everlasting life. 48 (AT)I am the bread of life. 49 (AU)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 (AV)This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread (AW)which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and (AX)the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
52 The Jews therefore (AY)quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”
53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless (AZ)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54 (BA)Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For My flesh is [k]food indeed, and My blood is [l]drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (BB)abides in Me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58 (BC)This is the bread which came down from heaven—not (BD)as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”
59 These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Turn Away
60 (BE)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a [m]hard saying; who can understand it?”
61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples [n]complained about this, He said to them, “Does this [o]offend you? 62 (BF)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 (BG)It is the Spirit who gives life; the (BH)flesh profits nothing. The (BI)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But (BJ)there are some of you who do not believe.” For (BK)Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, “Therefore (BL)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
66 (BM)From that time many of His disciples went [p]back and walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (BN)the words of eternal life. 69 (BO)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the [q]Christ, the Son of the living God.”
70 Jesus answered them, (BP)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, (BQ)and one of you is a devil?” 71 He spoke of (BR)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would (BS)betray Him, being one of the twelve.
Footnotes
- John 6:2 sick
- John 6:11 NU omits to the disciples, and the disciples
- John 6:19 Lit. 25 or 30 stadia
- John 6:22 NU omits that
- John 6:22 NU omits which His disciples had entered
- John 6:37 certainly not
- John 6:41 grumbled
- John 6:43 Stop grumbling
- John 6:45 M hears and has learned
- John 6:47 NU omits in Me
- John 6:55 NU true food
- John 6:55 NU true drink
- John 6:60 difficult
- John 6:61 grumbled
- John 6:61 make you stumble
- John 6:66 Or away; lit. to the back
- John 6:69 NU Holy One of God.
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