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John 6:22-71
New King James Version
John 6:22-71
New King James Version
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 [a]that one [b]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, (A)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 (B)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but (C)for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, (D)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, (E)“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
30 Therefore they said to Him, (F)“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 (G)Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, (H)‘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 (I)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 (J)Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
35 And Jesus said to them, (K)“I am the bread of life. (L)He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never (M)thirst. 36 (N)But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet (O)do not believe. 37 (P)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and (Q)the one who comes to Me I will [c]by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, (R)not to do My own will, (S)but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, (T)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, (U)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 [d]complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, (V)“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, [e]“Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 (W)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (X)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, (Y)‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ (Z)Therefore everyone who [f]has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. 46 (AA)Not that anyone has seen the Father, (AB)except He who is from God; He has seen the Father. 47 Most assuredly, I say to you, (AC)he who believes [g]in Me has everlasting life. 48 (AD)I am the bread of life. 49 (AE)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 (AF)This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread (AG)which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and (AH)the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
52 The Jews therefore (AI)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 (AJ)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54 (AK)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 [h]food indeed, and My blood is [i]drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (AL)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 (AM)This is the bread which came down from heaven—not (AN)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 (AO)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a [j]hard saying; who can understand it?”
61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples [k]complained about this, He said to them, “Does this [l]offend you? 62 (AP)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 (AQ)It is the Spirit who gives life; the (AR)flesh profits nothing. The (AS)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But (AT)there are some of you who do not believe.” For (AU)Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, “Therefore (AV)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
66 (AW)From that time many of His disciples went [m]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 (AX)the words of eternal life. 69 (AY)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the [n]Christ, the Son of the living God.”
70 Jesus answered them, (AZ)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, (BA)and one of you is a devil?” 71 He spoke of (BB)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would (BC)betray Him, being one of the twelve.
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- 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.
John 6:22-71
New International Version
John 6:22-71
New International Version
22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake(A) realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone.(B) 23 Then some boats from Tiberias(C) landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.(D) 24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.
Jesus the Bread of Life
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi,(E) when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me,(F) not because you saw the signs(G) I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures(H) to eternal life,(I) which the Son of Man(J) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(K) of approval.”
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe(L) in the one he has sent.”(M)
30 So they asked him, “What sign(N) then will you give that we may see it and believe you?(O) What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna(P) in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[a]”(Q)
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven(R) and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”(S)
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am(T) the bread of life.(U) Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes(V) in me will never be thirsty.(W) 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me(X) will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven(Y) not to do my will but to do the will(Z) of him who sent me.(AA) 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,(AB) but raise them up at the last day.(AC) 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son(AD) and believes in him shall have eternal life,(AE) and I will raise them up at the last day.”
41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph,(AF) whose father and mother we know?(AG) How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”(AH)
43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them,(AI) and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[b](AJ) Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God;(AK) only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.(AL) 48 I am the bread of life.(AM) 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.(AN) 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven,(AO) which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread(AP) that came down from heaven.(AQ) Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”(AR)
52 Then the Jews(AS) began to argue sharply among themselves,(AT) “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh(AU) of the Son of Man(AV) and drink his blood,(AW) you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.(AX) 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.(AY) 57 Just as the living Father sent me(AZ) and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”(BA) 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(BB) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(BC)
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?(BD) 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man(BE) ascend to where he was before!(BF) 63 The Spirit gives life;(BG) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[c] and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known(BH) from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.(BI) 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”(BJ)
66 From this time many of his disciples(BK) turned back and no longer followed him.
67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(BL)
68 Simon Peter answered him,(BM) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(BN) 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”(BO)
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you,(BP) the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”(BQ) 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,(BR) who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)(BS)
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