John 5:31-6:15

English Standard Version

^31 (A)If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. ³² There is ^(B)another who bears witness about me, and ^(C)I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. ^33 (D)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴ Not that ^(E)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was a burning and ^(F)shining lamp, and ^(G)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. ³⁶ But ^(H)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For ^(I)the works that the Father has given me ^(J)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, ^(K)bear witness about me that ^(L)the Father has sent me. ³⁷ And the Father who sent me ^(M)has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, ^(N)his form you have never seen, ³⁸ and ^(O)you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. ^39 (P)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and ^(Q)it is they that bear witness about me, ⁴⁰ yet ^(R)you refuse to come to me that you may have life. ^41 (S)I do not receive glory from people. ⁴² But ^(T)I know that you do not have ^(U)the love of God within you. ⁴³ I have come ^(V)in my Father's name, and ^(W)you do not receive me. ^(X)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. ⁴⁴ How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and ^(Y)do not seek the glory that comes from ^(Z)the only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, ^(AA)on whom you have set your hope. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for ^(AB)he wrote of me. ⁴⁷ But ^(AC)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

6 After this ^(AD)Jesus went away to the other side of ^(AE)the Sea of Galilee, which is ^(AF)the Sea of Tiberias. ² And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. ³ Jesus went up on ^(AG)the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. ⁴ Now ^(AH)the Passover, the ^(AI)feast of the Jews, was at hand. ^5 (AJ)Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to ^(AK)Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” ⁶ He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. ^7 (AL)Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii^[a] worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” ⁸ One of his disciples, ^(AM)Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, ⁹ “There is a boy here who has five ^(AN)barley loaves and two fish, but ^(AO)what are they for so many?” ¹⁰ Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” ^(AP)Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. ¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, and ^(AQ)when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. ¹² And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” ¹³ So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. ¹⁴ When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, ^(AR)“This is indeed ^(AS)the Prophet ^(AT)who is to come into the world!”

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