John 6:15-27

English Standard Version

¹⁵^(A)Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus ^(B)withdrew again to ^(C)the mountain by himself.

Jesus Walks on Water

¹⁶When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. ¹⁸The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. ¹⁹When they had rowed about three or four miles,^[a] they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. ²⁰^(D)But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” ²¹Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

I Am the Bread of Life

²²On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only ^(E)one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. ²³Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord ^(F)had given thanks. ²⁴^(G)So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and ^(H)went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

²⁵When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, ^(I)“Rabbi, when did you come here?” ²⁶Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(J)you are seeking me, not because you saw ^(K)signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. ²⁷^(L)Do not work for the food that perishes, but for ^(M)the food that endures to eternal life, which ^(N)the Son of Man will give to you. For on ^(O)him God the Father has ^(P)set his seal.”