John 5:29-6:21

New King James Version

²⁹^(A)and come forth—^(B)those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. ³⁰^(C)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because ^(D)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

The Fourfold Witness

³¹^(E)“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not ^[a]true. ³²^(F)There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. ³³You have sent to John, ^(G)and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. ³⁵He was the burning and ^(H)shining lamp, and ^(I)you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. ³⁶But ^(J)I have a greater witness than John’s; for ^(K)the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very ^(L)works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. ³⁷And the Father Himself, who sent Me, ^(M)has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, ^(N)nor seen His form. ³⁸But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. ³⁹^(O)You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and ^(P)these are they which testify of Me. ⁴⁰^(Q)But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

⁴¹^(R)“I do not receive honor from men. ⁴²But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. ⁴³I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. ⁴⁴^(S)How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek ^(T)the honor that comes from the only God? ⁴⁵Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; ^(U)there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. ⁴⁶For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; ^(V)for he wrote about Me. ⁴⁷But if you ^(W)do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”

Feeding the Five Thousand^(X)

6 After ^(Y)these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of ^(Z)Tiberias. ²Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were ^(AA)diseased.^[b] ³And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.

⁴^(AB)Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. ⁵^(AC)Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to ^(AD)Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” ⁶But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

⁷Philip answered Him, ^(AE)“Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”

⁸One of His disciples, ^(AF)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, ⁹“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, ^(AG)but what are they among so many?”

¹⁰Then 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. ¹¹And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them ^[c]to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. ¹²So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” ¹³Therefore 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. ¹⁴Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly ^(AH)the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Sea^(AI)

¹⁵Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him ^(AJ)king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

¹⁶^(AK)Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. ¹⁸Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. ¹⁹So when they had rowed about ^[d]three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were ^(AL)afraid. ²⁰But He said to them, ^(AM)“It is I; do not be afraid.” ²¹Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.