Testimonies About Jesus

³¹ “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.^{(A) 32} There is another who testifies in my favor,^(B) and I know that his testimony about me is true.

³³ “You have sent to John and he has testified^(C) to the truth. ³⁴ Not that I accept human testimony;^(D) but I mention it that you may be saved.^{(E) 35} John was a lamp that burned and gave light,^(F) and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

³⁶ “I have testimony weightier than that of John.^(G) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing^(H)—testify that the Father has sent me.^{(I) 37} And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me.^(J) You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,^{(K) 38} nor does his word dwell in you,^(L) for you do not believe^(M) the one he sent.^{(N) 39} You study^[a] the Scriptures^(O) diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.^(P) These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,^{(Q) 40} yet you refuse to come to me^(R) to have life.

⁴¹ “I do not accept glory from human beings,^{(S) 42} but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. ⁴³ I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. ⁴⁴ How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God^[b]?^(T)

⁴⁵ “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses,^(U) on whom your hopes are set.^{(V) 46} If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.^{(W) 47} But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”^(X)

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand^(Y)

6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), ² and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs^(Z) he had performed by healing the sick. ³ Then Jesus went up on a mountainside^(AA) and sat down with his disciples. ⁴ The Jewish Passover Festival^(AB) was near.

⁵ When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip,^(AC) “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” ⁶ He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

⁷ Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages^[c] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

⁸ Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother,^(AD) spoke up, ⁹ “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”^(AE)

¹⁰ Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). ¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks,^(AF) and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

¹² When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” ¹³ So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.