25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, (A)“Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (B)you are seeking me, not because you saw (C)signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 (D)Do not work for the food that perishes, but for (E)the food that endures to eternal life, which (F)the Son of Man will give to you. For on (G)him God the Father has (H)set his seal.” 28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing (I)the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, (J)that you believe in him whom (K)he has sent.” 30 So they said to him, (L)“Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 (M)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, (N)‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is (O)he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, (P)“Sir, give us this bread always.”

35 Jesus said to them, (Q)“I am the bread of life; (R)whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 (S)All that (T)the Father gives me will come to me, and (U)whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 38 For (V)I have come down from heaven, not to do (W)my own will but (X)the will of him (Y)who sent me. 39 And (Z)this is the will of him who sent me, (AA)that I should lose nothing of (AB)all that he has given me, but (AC)raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who (AD)looks on the Son and (AE)believes in him (AF)should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

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25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi,(A) when did you get here?”

26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me,(B) not because you saw the signs(C) 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(D) to eternal life,(E) which the Son of Man(F) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(G) 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(H) in the one he has sent.”(I)

30 So they asked him, “What sign(J) then will you give that we may see it and believe you?(K) What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna(L) in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[a](M)

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(N) and gives life to the world.”

34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”(O)

35 Then Jesus declared, “I am(P) the bread of life.(Q) Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes(R) in me will never be thirsty.(S) 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me(T) will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven(U) not to do my will but to do the will(V) of him who sent me.(W) 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,(X) but raise them up at the last day.(Y) 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son(Z) and believes in him shall have eternal life,(AA) and I will raise them up at the last day.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:31 Exodus 16:4; Neh. 9:15; Psalm 78:24,25

(A)Come with me from (B)Lebanon, my (C)bride;
    come with me from (D)Lebanon.
Depart[a] from the peak of Amana,
    from the peak of (E)Senir and (F)Hermon,
from the dens of lions,
    from the mountains of leopards.

You have captivated my heart, my (G)sister, my bride;
    you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
    with one (H)jewel of your necklace.
10 How beautiful is your love, my (I)sister, my bride!
    How much (J)better is your love than wine,
    and (K)the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
11 Your (L)lips drip nectar, my bride;
    (M)honey and milk are under your tongue;
    the fragrance of your garments is (N)like the fragrance of (O)Lebanon.
12 A garden locked is my (P)sister, my bride,
    a spring locked, (Q)a fountain (R)sealed.
13 Your shoots are (S)an orchard of pomegranates
    with all (T)choicest fruits,
    (U)henna with (V)nard,
14 nard and saffron, (W)calamus and (X)cinnamon,
    with all trees of (Y)frankincense,
(Z)myrrh and (AA)aloes,
    with all (AB)choice spices—
15 a garden fountain, a well of (AC)living water,
    and flowing streams from (AD)Lebanon.

16 Awake, O north wind,
    and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my (AE)garden,
    let its spices flow.

Together in the Garden of Love

She

(AF)Let my beloved come to his (AG)garden,
    and eat its (AH)choicest fruits.

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  1. Song of Solomon 4:8 Or Look

Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,(A)
    come with me from Lebanon.
Descend from the crest of Amana,
    from the top of Senir,(B) the summit of Hermon,(C)
from the lions’ dens
    and the mountain haunts of leopards.
You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;(D)
    you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
    with one jewel of your necklace.(E)
10 How delightful(F) is your love(G), my sister, my bride!
    How much more pleasing is your love than wine,(H)
and the fragrance of your perfume(I)
    more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
    milk and honey are under your tongue.(J)
The fragrance of your garments
    is like the fragrance of Lebanon.(K)
12 You are a garden(L) locked up, my sister, my bride;(M)
    you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.(N)
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates(O)
    with choice fruits,
    with henna(P) and nard,
14     nard and saffron,
    calamus and cinnamon,(Q)
    with every kind of incense tree,
    with myrrh(R) and aloes(S)
    and all the finest spices.(T)
15 You are[a] a garden(U) fountain,(V)
    a well of flowing water
    streaming down from Lebanon.

She

16 Awake, north wind,
    and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,(W)
    that its fragrance(X) may spread everywhere.
Let my beloved(Y) come into his garden
    and taste its choice fruits.(Z)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 4:15 Or I am (spoken by She)