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John 6
Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Fourth Sign: Feeding 5,000

6 After(A) this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee(B) (or Tiberias(C)). 2 And a huge crowd was following Him because they saw the signs that He was performing by healing the sick. 3 So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples.

4 Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near. 5 Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him,(D) He asked Philip,(E) “Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?” 6 He asked this to test him,(F) for He Himself knew what He was going to do.

7 Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii(G) worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.”

8 One of His disciples, Andrew,(H) Simon(I) Peter’s(J) brother, said to Him, 9 “There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?”

10 Then Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”

There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000.(K) 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were seated—so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.(L)

12 When they were full, He told His disciples, “Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted.”(M) 13 So they collected them and filled 12 baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.

14 When the people saw the sign[a] He had done, they said, “This really is the Prophet(N) who was to come(O) into the world!”(P) 15 Therefore, when Jesus knew that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king,(Q) He withdrew again[b] to the mountain by Himself.

The Fifth Sign: Walking on Water

16 When(R) evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum.(S) Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 Then a high wind arose, and the sea began to churn. 19 After they had rowed about three or four miles,[c] they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid.

20 But He said to them, “It is I.[d](T) Don’t be afraid!” 21 Then they were willing to take Him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading.

The Bread of Life

22 The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea knew there had been only one boat.[e](U) They also knew that Jesus had not boarded the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone off alone. 23 Some boats from Tiberias(V) came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord gave thanks. 24 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

25 When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi,(W) when did You get here?”

26 Jesus answered, “I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw[f] the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. 27 Don’t work for the food that perishes(X) but for the food that lasts for eternal life,(Y) which the Son of Man(Z) will give you, because God the Father(AA) has set His seal of approval on Him.”

28 “What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked.

29 Jesus replied, “This is the work(AB) of God—that you believe in the One He has sent.”(AC)

30 “What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?” they asked. “What are You going to perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna(AD) in the wilderness,(AE) just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”[g](AF)[h]

32 Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Moses(AG) didn’t give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the real bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always!”

35 “I am(AH) the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to Me(AI) will ever be hungry,(AJ) and no one who believes in Me(AK) will ever be thirsty(AL) again. 36 But as I told you, you’ve seen Me,[i] and yet you do not believe. 37 Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out.(AM) 38 For I have come down from heaven,(AN) not to do My will, but the will of Him(AO) who sent Me. 39 This is the will of Him who sent Me: that I should lose none of those He has given Me but should raise(AP) them up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of My Father:(AQ) that everyone who sees the Son(AR) and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise(AS) him up on the last day.”

41 Therefore the Jews started complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They were saying, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph,(AT) whose father and mother we know? How can He now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

43 Jesus answered them, “Stop complaining among yourselves. 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws[j] him, and I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets:(AU) And they will all be taught by God.(AV)[k] Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father(AW) comes to Me— 46 not that anyone has seen the Father(AX) except the One who is from God.(AY) He has seen the Father.(AZ)

47 “I assure you: Anyone who believes[l] has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna(BA) in the wilderness,(BB) and they died. 50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die.(BC) 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live(BD) forever.(BE) The bread that I will give for the life(BF) of the world is My flesh.”(BG)

52 At that, the Jews argued(BH) among themselves,(BI) “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

53 So Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man(BJ) and drink His blood,(BK) you do not have life in yourselves. 54 Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood(BL) has eternal life, and I will raise(BM) him up on the last day, 55 because My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink. 56 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me, and I in him.(BN) 57 Just as the living(BO) Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live(BP) because of Me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna[m] your fathers ate—and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”(BQ)

59 He said these things while teaching in the synagogue(BR) in Capernaum.(BS)

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This teaching is hard! Who can accept[n] it?”

61 Jesus, knowing in Himself(BT) that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man(BU) ascending(BV) to where He was before? 63 The Spirit(BW) is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. 64 But there are some among you who don’t believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning(BX) those who would not[o] believe and the one who would betray(BY) Him.) 65 He said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me(BZ) unless it is granted to him by the Father.”

66 From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him. 67 Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve,(CA) “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”

68 Simon Peter(CB) answered, “Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!”[p](CC)

70 Jesus replied to them, “Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve?(CD) Yet one of you is the Devil!”(CE) 71 He was referring to Judas,(CF) Simon Iscariot’s son,[q][r] one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray(CG) Him.

Footnotes

  1. John 6:14 Other mss read signs
  2. John 6:15 A previous withdrawal is mentioned in Mk 6:31-32, an event that occurred just before the feeding of the 5,000.
  3. John 6:19 Lit 25 or 30 stadia; 1 stadion = 600 feet
  4. John 6:20 Lit I am
  5. John 6:22 Other mss add into which His disciples had entered
  6. John 6:26 Or perceived
  7. John 6:31 Bread miraculously provided by God for the Israelites
  8. John 6:31 Ex 16:4; Ps 78:24
  9. John 6:36 Other mss omit Me
  10. John 6:44 Or brings, or leads; see the use of this Gk verb in Jn 12:32; 21:6; Ac 16:19; Jms 2:6.
  11. John 6:45 Is 54:13
  12. John 6:47 Other mss add in Me
  13. John 6:58 Other mss omit the manna
  14. John 6:60 Lit hear
  15. John 6:64 Other mss omit not
  16. John 6:69 Other mss read You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God
  17. John 6:71 Other mss read Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son
  18. John 6:71 Lit Judas, of Simon Iscariot
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Juan 6
Reina Valera Contemporánea

Alimentación de los cinco mil(A)

6 Después de esto, Jesús se dirigió al otro lado del lago de Galilea, el lago de Tiberias. 2 Y una gran multitud lo seguía, porque veía las señales que hacía en los enfermos. 3 Entonces Jesús subió a un monte, y se sentó allí con sus discípulos. 4 Ya estaba cerca la pascua, la fiesta de los judíos. 5 Cuando Jesús alzó la vista y vio que una gran multitud se acercaba a él, le dijo a Felipe: «¿Dónde compraremos pan, para que éstos coman?» 6 Pero decía esto para ponerlo a prueba, pues él ya sabía lo que estaba por hacer. 7 Felipe le respondió: «Ni doscientos denarios de pan bastarían para que cada uno de ellos recibiera un poco.» 8 Andrés, que era hermano de Simón Pedro y uno de sus discípulos, le dijo: 9 «Aquí está un niño, que tiene cinco panes de cebada y dos pescados pequeños; pero ¿qué es esto para tanta gente?» 10 Entonces Jesús dijo: «Hagan que la gente se recueste.» Había mucha hierba en aquel lugar, y se recostaron como cinco mil hombres. 11 Jesús tomó aquellos panes, y luego de dar gracias los repartió entre los discípulos, y los discípulos entre los que estaban recostados. Esto mismo hizo con los pescados, y les dio cuanto querían. 12 Cuando quedaron saciados, les dijo a sus discípulos: «Recojan los pedazos que sobraron, para que no se pierda nada.» 13 Entonces ellos los recogieron, y con los pedazos que sobraron de los cinco panes de cebada a los que habían comido, llenaron doce cestas. 14 Al ver aquellos hombres la señal que Jesús había hecho, dijeron: «Verdaderamente, éste es el profeta que había de venir al mundo.»

15 Cuando Jesús se dio cuenta de que iban a venir para apoderarse de él y hacerlo rey, volvió a retirarse al monte él solo.

Jesús camina sobre el agua(B)

16 Al anochecer sus discípulos bajaron al lago, 17 y en una barca comenzaron a cruzar el lago hacia Cafarnaún. Ya estaba oscuro, y Jesús no había venido a reunirse con ellos. 18 Y el lago se agitaba con un gran viento que soplaba. 19 Habrían remado unos veinticinco o treinta estadios, cuando vieron a Jesús caminar sobre el lago y acercarse a la barca. Y tuvieron miedo. 20 Pero él les dijo: «Yo soy; no teman.» 21 Entonces ellos gustosamente lo recibieron en la barca, y ésta llegó enseguida a la tierra adonde iban.

La gente busca a Jesús

22 Al día siguiente, la gente que estaba al otro lado del lago vio que allí no había habido más que una sola barca, y que Jesús no había entrado en ella con sus discípulos, sino que éstos se habían ido solos. 23 Pero otras barcas habían arribado de Tiberias, cerca del lugar donde habían comido el pan después de haber dado gracias el Señor. 24 Cuando la gente vio que ni Jesús ni sus discípulos estaban allí, entraron en las barcas y fueron a Cafarnaún, para buscar a Jesús.

Jesús, el pan de vida

25 Cuando lo hallaron al otro lado del lago, le dijeron: «Rabí, ¿cuándo llegaste acá?» 26 Jesús les respondió: «De cierto, de cierto les digo que ustedes no me buscan por haber visto señales, sino porque comieron el pan y quedaron satisfechos. 27 Trabajen, pero no por la comida que perece, sino por la comida que permanece para vida eterna, la cual el Hijo del Hombre les dará; porque a éste señaló Dios el Padre.» 28 Entonces le dijeron: «¿Y qué debemos hacer para poner en práctica las obras de Dios?» 29 Jesús les respondió: «Ésta es la obra de Dios: que crean en aquel que él ha enviado.» 30 Le dijeron entonces: «Pero ¿qué señal haces tú, para que veamos y te creamos? ¿Qué es lo que haces? 31 Nuestros padres comieron el maná en el desierto,(C) tal y como está escrito: “Pan del cielo les dio a comer.”»(D) 32 Y Jesús les dijo: «De cierto, de cierto les digo, que no fue Moisés quien les dio el pan del cielo, sino que es mi Padre quien les da el verdadero pan del cielo. 33 Y el pan de Dios es aquel que descendió del cielo y da vida al mundo.» 34 Le dijeron: «Señor, danos siempre este pan.»

35 Jesús les dijo: «Yo soy el pan de vida. El que a mí viene, nunca tendrá hambre; y el que en mí cree, no tendrá sed jamás. 36 Pero yo les he dicho que, aunque me han visto, no creen. 37 Todo lo que el Padre me da, vendrá a mí; y al que a mí viene, no lo echo fuera. 38 Porque no he descendido del cielo para hacer mi voluntad, sino la voluntad del que me envió. 39 Y ésta es la voluntad del que me envió: Que de todo lo que él me dio, yo no pierda nada, sino que lo resucite en el día final. 40 Y ésta es la voluntad de mi Padre: Que todo aquel que ve al Hijo, y cree en él, tenga vida eterna; y yo lo resucitaré en el día final.»

41 Los judíos murmuraban acerca de él, porque había dicho: «Yo soy el pan que descendió del cielo.» 42 Y decían: «¿Acaso no es éste Jesús, el hijo de José, cuyo padre y madre nosotros conocemos? Entonces ¿cómo puede decir: “Del cielo he descendido”?» 43 Jesús les respondió: «No estén murmurando entre ustedes. 44 Ninguno puede venir a mí, si el Padre que me envió no lo trae. Y yo lo resucitaré en el día final. 45 En los profetas está escrito: “Y todos serán enseñados por Dios.”(E) Así que, todo aquel que ha oído al Padre, y ha aprendido de él, viene a mí. 46 No es que alguno haya visto al Padre, sino el que vino de Dios; éste sí ha visto al Padre. 47 De cierto, de cierto les digo: El que cree en mí, tiene vida eterna. 48 Yo soy el pan de vida. 49 Los padres de ustedes comieron el maná en el desierto, y murieron. 50 Éste es el pan que desciende del cielo, para que el que coma de él, no muera. 51 Yo soy el pan vivo que descendió del cielo. Si alguno come de este pan, vivirá para siempre; y el pan que yo daré es mi carne, la cual daré por la vida del mundo.»

52 Los judíos discutían entre sí, y decían: «¿Y cómo puede éste darnos a comer su carne?» 53 Jesús les dijo: «De cierto, de cierto les digo: Si no comen la carne del Hijo del Hombre, y beben su sangre, no tienen vida en ustedes. 54 El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, tiene vida eterna; y yo lo resucitaré en el día final. 55 Porque mi carne es verdadera comida, y mi sangre es verdadera bebida. 56 El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, permanece en mí, y yo en él. 57 Así como el Padre viviente me envió, y yo vivo por el Padre, así también el que me come también vivirá por mí. 58 Éste es el pan que descendió del cielo. No es como el pan que comieron los padres de ustedes, y murieron; el que come de este pan, vivirá eternamente.» 59 Jesús dijo estas cosas en la sinagoga, cuando enseñaba en Cafarnaún.

Palabras de vida eterna

60 Al oír esto, muchos de sus discípulos dijeron: «Dura es esta palabra; ¿quién puede escucharla?» 61 Jesús, al darse cuenta de que sus discípulos murmuraban acerca de esto, les dijo: «¿Esto les resulta escandaloso? 62 ¿Pues qué pasaría si vieran al Hijo del Hombre ascender adonde antes estaba? 63 El espíritu es el que da vida; la carne para nada aprovecha. Las palabras que yo les he hablado son espíritu y son vida. 64 Pero hay algunos de ustedes que no creen.» Y es que Jesús sabía desde el principio quiénes eran los que no creían, y quién lo entregaría, 65 así que dijo: «Por eso les he dicho que ninguno puede venir a mí, si el Padre no se lo concede.»

66 A partir de entonces muchos de sus discípulos dejaron de seguirlo, y ya no andaban con él. 67 Entonces, Jesús dijo a los doce: «¿También ustedes quieren irse?» 68 Simón Pedro le respondió: «Señor, ¿a quién iremos? Tú tienes palabras de vida eterna. 69 Y nosotros hemos creído, y sabemos, que tú eres el Cristo, el Hijo del Dios viviente.»(F) 70 Jesús les respondió: «¿Y acaso no los he escogido yo a ustedes doce, y uno de ustedes es un diablo?» 71 Y se refería Jesús a Judas Iscariote, hijo de Simón, porque éste era uno de los doce, y era el que lo iba a entregar.

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John 6
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Feeding the Five Thousand(A)

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

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

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

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

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

Jesus Walks on the Sea(L)

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

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

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 [d]that one [e]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, (Q)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 (R)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but (S)for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, (T)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, (U)“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

30 Therefore they said to Him, (V)“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 (W)Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, (X)‘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 (Y)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 (Z)Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

35 And Jesus said to them, (AA)“I am the bread of life. (AB)He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never (AC)thirst. 36 (AD)But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet (AE)do not believe. 37 (AF)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and (AG)the one who comes to Me I will [f]by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, (AH)not to do My own will, (AI)but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, (AJ)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, (AK)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 [g]complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, (AL)“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, [h]“Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 (AM)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (AN)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, (AO)‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ (AP)Therefore everyone who [i]has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. 46 (AQ)Not that anyone has seen the Father, (AR)except He who is from God; He has seen the Father. 47 Most assuredly, I say to you, (AS)he who believes [j]in Me has everlasting life. 48 (AT)I am the bread of life. 49 (AU)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 (AV)This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread (AW)which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and (AX)the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

52 The Jews therefore (AY)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 (AZ)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54 (BA)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 [k]food indeed, and My blood is [l]drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (BB)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 (BC)This is the bread which came down from heaven—not (BD)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 (BE)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a [m]hard saying; who can understand it?”

61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples [n]complained about this, He said to them, “Does this [o]offend you? 62 (BF)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 (BG)It is the Spirit who gives life; the (BH)flesh profits nothing. The (BI)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But (BJ)there are some of you who do not believe.” For (BK)Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, “Therefore (BL)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”

66 (BM)From that time many of His disciples went [p]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 (BN)the words of eternal life. 69 (BO)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the [q]Christ, the Son of the living God.”

70 Jesus answered them, (BP)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, (BQ)and one of you is a devil?” 71 He spoke of (BR)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would (BS)betray Him, being one of the twelve.

Footnotes

  1. John 6:2 sick
  2. John 6:11 NU omits to the disciples, and the disciples
  3. John 6:19 Lit. 25 or 30 stadia
  4. John 6:22 NU omits that
  5. John 6:22 NU omits which His disciples had entered
  6. John 6:37 certainly not
  7. John 6:41 grumbled
  8. John 6:43 Stop grumbling
  9. John 6:45 M hears and has learned
  10. John 6:47 NU omits in Me
  11. John 6:55 NU true food
  12. John 6:55 NU true drink
  13. John 6:60 difficult
  14. John 6:61 grumbled
  15. John 6:61 make you stumble
  16. John 6:66 Or away; lit. to the back
  17. John 6:69 NU Holy One of God.
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John 6
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Fourth Sign: Feeding of the Five Thousand

6 After(A) this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee(B) (or Tiberias(C)). 2 A huge crowd was following him because they saw the signs that he was performing by healing the sick. 3 Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with his disciples.

4 Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near. 5 So when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming towards him,(D) he asked Philip,(E) ‘Where will we buy bread so that these people can eat? ’ 6 He asked this to test him,(F) for he himself knew what he was going to do.

7 Philip answered him, ‘Two hundred denarii[a](G) worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.’

8 One of his disciples, Andrew,(H) Simon(I) Peter’s(J) brother, said to him, 9 ‘There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish – but what are they for so many? ’

10 Jesus said, ‘Have the people sit down.’

There was plenty of grass in that place; so they sat down. The men numbered about five thousand.(K) 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks he distributed them to those who were seated – so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.(L)

12 When they were full, he told his disciples, ‘Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted.’(M) 13 So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.

14 When the people saw the sign[b] he had done, they said, ‘This truly is the Prophet(N) who is to come(O) into the world.’(P)

15 Therefore, when Jesus realised that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king,(Q) he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

The Fifth Sign: Walking on Water

16 When(R) evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum.(S) Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 A high wind arose, and the sea began to churn. 19 After they had rowed about five or six kilometres,[c] they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid. 20 But he said to them, ‘It is I.[d](T) Don’t be afraid.’ 21 Then they were willing to take him aboard, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading.

The Bread of Life

22 The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw there had been only one boat.[e](U) They also saw that Jesus had not boarded the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone off alone. 23 Some boats from Tiberias(V) came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. 25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, ‘Rabbi,(W) when did you get here? ’

26 Jesus answered, ‘Truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw[f] the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. 27 Don’t work for the food that perishes(X) but for the food that lasts for eternal life,(Y) which the Son of Man(Z) will give you, because God the Father(AA) has set his seal of approval on him.’

28 ‘What can we do to perform the works of God? ’ they asked.

29 Jesus replied, ‘This is the work(AB) of God – that you believe in the one he has sent.’(AC)

30 ‘What sign, then, are you going to do so that we may see and believe you? ’ they asked. ‘What are you going to perform? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna(AD) in the wilderness,(AE) just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[g](AF)

32 Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, Moses(AG) didn’t give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’

34 Then they said, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’

35 ‘I am(AH) the bread of life,’ Jesus told them. ‘No one who comes to me(AI) will ever be hungry,(AJ) and no one who believes in me(AK) will ever be thirsty(AL) again. 36 But as I told you, you’ve seen me,[h] and yet you do not believe. 37 Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never cast out.(AM) 38 For I have come down from heaven,(AN) not to do my own will, but the will of him(AO) who sent me. 39 This is the will of him who sent me: that I should lose none of those he has given me but should raise(AP) them up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father:(AQ) that everyone who sees the Son(AR) and believes in him will have eternal life, and I will raise(AS) him up on the last day.’

41 Therefore the Jews started grumbling about him because he said, ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’ 42 They were saying, ‘Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph,(AT) whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven”? ’

43 Jesus answered them, ‘Stop grumbling among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws[i] him, and I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets:(AU) And they will all be taught by God.[j](AV) Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father(AW) comes to me –  46 not that anyone has seen the Father(AX) except the one who is from God.(AY) He has seen the Father.(AZ)

47 ‘Truly I tell you, anyone who believes[k] has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna(BA) in the wilderness,(BB) and they died. 50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die.(BC) 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live(BD) for ever.(BE) The bread that I will give for the life(BF) of the world is my flesh.’(BG)

52 At that, the Jews argued(BH) among themselves,(BI) ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat? ’

53 So Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man(BJ) and drink his blood,(BK) you do not have life in yourselves. 54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood(BL) has eternal life, and I will raise(BM) him up on the last day, 55 because my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. 56 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.(BN) 57 Just as the living(BO) Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live(BP) because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna[l] your ancestors ate – and they died. The one who eats this bread will live for ever.’(BQ)

59 He said these things while teaching in the synagogue(BR) in Capernaum.(BS)

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 Therefore, when many of his disciples heard this, they said, ‘This teaching is hard. Who can accept[m] it? ’

61 Jesus, knowing in himself(BT) that his disciples were grumbling about this, asked them, ‘Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man(BU) ascending(BV) to where he was before? 63 The Spirit(BW) is the one who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. 64 But there are some among you who don’t believe.’ (For Jesus knew from the beginning(BX) those who did not[n] believe and the one who would betray(BY) him.) 65 He said, ‘This is why I told you that no one can come to me(BZ) unless it is granted to him by the Father.’

66 From that moment[o] many of his disciples turned back and no longer accompanied him. 67 So Jesus said to the Twelve,(CA) ‘You don’t want to go away too, do you? ’

68 Simon Peter(CB) answered, ‘Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.’[p](CC)

70 Jesus replied to them, ‘Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve?(CD) Yet one of you is a devil.’(CE) 71 He was referring to Judas,(CF) Simon Iscariot’s son,[q] one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray(CG) him.

Footnotes

  1. 6:7 A denarius = one day’s wage
  2. 6:14 Other mss read signs
  3. 6:19 Lit twenty-five or thirty stadia; one stadion = 185 metres
  4. 6:20 Lit ‘I am
  5. 6:22 Other mss add into which his disciples had entered
  6. 6:26 Or perceived
  7. 6:31 Ex 16:4; Ps 78:24
  8. 6:36 Other mss omit me
  9. 6:44 Or brings, orleads
  10. 6:45 Is 54:13
  11. 6:47 Other mss add in me
  12. 6:58 Gk text lacks the manna
  13. 6:60 Lit hear
  14. 6:64 Other mss omit not
  15. 6:66 Or Because of this
  16. 6:69 Other mss read you are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God
  17. 6:71 Or Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(A)

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(B) he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside(C) and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival(D) was near.

5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip,(E) “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[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother,(F) 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?”(G)

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,(H) 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.

14 After the people saw the sign(I) Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”(J) 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king(K) by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.(L)

Jesus Walks on the Water(M)

16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 17 where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 18 A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles,[b] they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water;(N) and they were frightened. 20 But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.”(O) 21 Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake(P) 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.(Q) 23 Then some boats from Tiberias(R) landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.(S) 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,(T) when did you get here?”

26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me,(U) not because you saw the signs(V) 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(W) to eternal life,(X) which the Son of Man(Y) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(Z) 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(AA) in the one he has sent.”(AB)

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

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(AG) and gives life to the world.”

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

35 Then Jesus declared, “I am(AI) the bread of life.(AJ) Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes(AK) in me will never be thirsty.(AL) 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me(AM) will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven(AN) not to do my will but to do the will(AO) of him who sent me.(AP) 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,(AQ) but raise them up at the last day.(AR) 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son(AS) and believes in him shall have eternal life,(AT) 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,(AU) whose father and mother we know?(AV) How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”(AW)

43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them,(AX) and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[d](AY) 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;(AZ) only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.(BA) 48 I am the bread of life.(BB) 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.(BC) 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven,(BD) which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread(BE) that came down from heaven.(BF) Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”(BG)

52 Then the Jews(BH) began to argue sharply among themselves,(BI) “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(BJ) of the Son of Man(BK) and drink his blood,(BL) 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.(BM) 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.(BN) 57 Just as the living Father sent me(BO) 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.”(BP) 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(BQ) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(BR)

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?(BS) 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man(BT) ascend to where he was before!(BU) 63 The Spirit gives life;(BV) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[e] and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known(BW) from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.(BX) 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.”(BY)

66 From this time many of his disciples(BZ) turned back and no longer followed him.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(CA)

68 Simon Peter answered him,(CB) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(CC) 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”(CD)

70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you,(CE) the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”(CF) 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,(CG) who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)(CH)

Footnotes

  1. John 6:7 Greek take two hundred denarii
  2. John 6:19 Or about 5 or 6 kilometers
  3. John 6:31 Exodus 16:4; Neh. 9:15; Psalm 78:24,25
  4. John 6:45 Isaiah 54:13
  5. John 6:63 Or are Spirit; or are spirit
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