John 6
New Living Translation
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
6 After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick. 3 Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him. 4 (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.) 5 Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?” 6 He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.
7 Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money[a] to feed them!”
8 Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. 9 “There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?”
10 “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.) 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted. 12 After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.” 13 So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.
14 When the people saw him[b] do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!”[c] 15 When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.
Jesus Walks on Water
16 That evening Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. 17 But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. 18 Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough. 19 They had rowed three or four miles[d] when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, 20 but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here![e]” 21 Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!
Jesus, the Bread of Life
22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. 23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. 24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. 25 They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs. 27 But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man[f] can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”
28 They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?”
29 Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
30 They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? 31 After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[g]”
32 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. 33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.”
35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me. 37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. 38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. 39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day. 40 For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”
41 Then the people[h] began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
43 But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said. 44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. 45 As it is written in the Scriptures,[i] ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)
47 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. 48 Yes, I am the bread of life! 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. 50 Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”
52 Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.
53 So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. 54 But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.”
59 He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
60 Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”
61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again? 63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But some of you do not believe me.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn’t believe, and he knew who would betray him.) 65 Then he said, “That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.”
66 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. 67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”
68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.[j]”
70 Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.” 71 He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him.
Footnotes
- 6:7 Greek Two hundred denarii would not be enough. A denarius was equivalent to a laborer’s full day’s wage.
- 6:14a Some manuscripts read Jesus.
- 6:14b See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5-6.
- 6:19 Greek 25 or 30 stadia [4.6 or 5.5 kilometers].
- 6:20 Or The ‘I am’ is here; Greek reads I am. See Exod 3:14.
- 6:27 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
- 6:31 Exod 16:4; Ps 78:24.
- 6:41 Greek Jewish people; also in 6:52.
- 6:45 Greek in the prophets. Isa 54:13.
- 6:69 Other manuscripts read you are the Christ, the Holy One of God; still others read you are the Christ, the Son of God; and still others read you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Johannes 6
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jesus ger mat åt mer än 5 000 personer
(Matt 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luk 9:10-17)
6 Sedan for Jesus över till andra sidan av Galileiska sjön, som också kallas Tiberiassjön. 2 En stor folkmassa följde efter honom, för de hade sett de tecken han gjorde i och med att han botade de sjuka. 3 Jesus gick upp på ett berg och satte sig där med sina lärjungar. 4 Det var dagarna före påsk, judarnas stora högtid.
5 När Jesus såg sig omkring och märkte att så mycket folk kom till honom, sa han till Filippos: ”Var kan vi köpa bröd så att alla dessa människor får något att äta?” 6 Detta sa han för att testa Filippos, för själv visste han vad han skulle göra.
7 Filippos svarade: ”Det skulle kosta tvåhundra denarer[a] för att var och en skulle få åtminstone lite!”
8 En annan av hans lärjungar, Andreas, bror till Simon Petrus, sa då: 9 ”Det finns en pojke här som har fem kornbröd och två fiskar. Men det räcker ju inte åt så många människor.”
10 Då sa Jesus: ”Säg åt alla att sätta sig ner.” Det växte mycket gräs där, och de slog sig ner. Antalet män var omkring 5 000. 11 Sedan tog Jesus bröden och tackade Gud och delade ut dem till folket som låg där, och han gav dem av fiskarna så mycket som de ville ha.
12 När alla hade ätit sig mätta, sa han till sina lärjungar: ”Samla nu ihop det som har blivit över, så att inget förstörs.” 13 Det fanns fem kornbröd från början, men när de samlade ihop alla bitar som var över efter måltiden, blev det tolv fulla korgar.
14 Då det gick upp för folket vilket stort tecken som han hade gjort sa de: ”Han måste vara profeten[b] som skulle komma till världen!” 15 Men när Jesus förstod att de tänkte tvinga honom att följa med, så att de kunde göra honom till kung, drog han sig undan i ensamhet högre upp bland bergen.
Jesus går på vattnet
(Matt 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-51)
16 På kvällen gick hans lärjungar ner till sjön. 17 De steg i en båt för att åka över till Kafarnaum på andra sidan sjön. Det var nu helt mörkt och Jesus hade fortfarande inte kommit tillbaka. 18 Det började blåsa kraftigt, och vågorna blev allt högre. 19 När de hade rott ungefär en halvmil[c], fick de plötsligt se Jesus komma gående på vattnet och närma sig båten. De blev fruktansvärt rädda, 20 men Jesus sa till dem: ”Det är jag.[d] Var inte rädda.” 21 Då lät de honom komma upp i båten, och strax var båten framme vid den plats dit de var på väg.
Jesus är brödet som ger evigt liv
22 Nästa dag upptäckte folket, som var kvar på andra sidan sjön, att det bara hade funnits en enda båt och att Jesus inte hade följt med sina lärjungar när de for därifrån; de hade åkt iväg ensamma. 23 Men snart kom flera småbåtar från Tiberias och lade till i närheten av den plats där Herren hade tackat Gud för brödet och alla hade ätit. 24 Och eftersom folket såg att varken Jesus eller hans lärjungar var där, steg de i båtarna och for över sjön till Kafarnaum för att leta efter honom.
25 När de hittade honom på andra sidan sjön, frågade de: ”Rabbi, när kom du hit?”
26 Jesus svarade: ”Ja, sannerligen säger jag er: ni söker inte efter mig därför att ni har fått se tecken, utan därför att ni fick bröd så att ni kunde äta er mätta. 27 Men arbeta inte för den mat som förgås, utan för den som kan ge er evigt liv, den som Människosonen ska ge er. För Gud Fadern har satt sitt sigill på honom.”
28 Då frågade de: ”Vad ska vi då göra för att det ska vara Guds verk?”
29 Jesus svarade dem: ”Det är Guds verk att ni tror på honom som han har sänt.”
30 De svarade: ”Vad kan du göra för tecken som vi kan se, så att vi kan tro på dig? Vad kan du göra för tecken? 31 Våra förfäder åt manna i öknen. Det står ju skrivet: ’Han gav dem bröd från himlen att äta.[e]’ ”
32 Men Jesus svarade: ”Ja, sannerligen säger jag er: det var inte Mose som gav er brödet från himlen, utan min Fader ger er sant bröd från himlen. 33 Brödet från Gud är det som kommer ner från himlen och ger världen liv.”
34 ”Herre”, sa de, ”ge oss alltid det brödet!”
35 Då svarade Jesus: ”Jag är livets bröd. Den som kommer till mig ska aldrig mer bli hungrig. Och den som tror på mig ska aldrig mer bli törstig. 36 Men som jag redan har sagt er, så tror ni inte trots att ni har sett mig. 37 Alla de som min Fader ger mig kommer till mig, och den som kommer till mig ska jag aldrig visa bort. 38 Jag har ju inte kommit ner från himlen för att göra min egen vilja utan för att göra hans vilja som har sänt mig. 39 Och detta är hans vilja som har sänt mig, att jag inte ska förlora en enda av dem som han har gett mig, utan att jag ska låta dem uppstå på den sista dagen. 40 Detta är min Faders vilja, att alla som ser Sonen och tror på honom ska ha evigt liv. Och jag ska låta dem uppstå på den sista dagen.”
Folket retar sig på vad Jesus säger
41 Judarna retade sig på att Jesus hade sagt: ”Jag är brödet som har kommit ner från himlen.” 42 De sa: ”Det är ju bara Jesus, Josefs son. Vi känner hans föräldrar. Hur kan han då påstå att han har kommit ner från himlen?” 43 Men Jesus svarade: ”Det är ingen idé att ni retar er på detta. 44 Ingen kan komma till mig om inte min Fader som har sänt mig drar honom, och jag ska låta honom uppstå på den sista dagen. 45 Det står skrivet hos profeterna: ’De ska alla bli undervisade av Gud.’[f] Och den som lyssnar till min Fader och lär av honom, han kommer till mig. 46 Men ingen har någonsin sett Fadern, förutom den som är av Gud; han har sett Fadern.
47 Ja, sannerligen säger jag er: den som tror har evigt liv. 48 Jag är livets bröd. 49 Era förfäder åt manna i öknen, och de dog. 50 Men brödet som kommer ner från himlen gör så att den som äter av det inte dör. 51 Jag är det levande brödet, som har kommit ner från himlen. Om någon äter av det brödet kommer han att leva i evighet. Och brödet jag ska ge er är min kropp. Jag ger den för att världen ska få leva.”
52 Folket började då diskutera med varandra och säga: ”Hur ska han kunna ge oss sin kropp att äta?”
53 Men Jesus sa till dem: ”Ja, sannerligen säger jag er: om ni inte äter av Människosonens kropp och dricker av hans blod, så kan ni inte äga liv. 54 Den som äter av min kropp och dricker av mitt blod har evigt liv, och jag kommer att låta honom uppstå på den sista dagen. 55 För min kropp är verklig mat, och mitt blod är verklig dryck. 56 Den som äter av min kropp och dricker av mitt blod förblir i mig och jag i honom. 57 Den levande Fadern har sänt mig, och jag lever genom honom. Så ska också den som äter av mig leva genom mig. 58 Jag är brödet som har kommit ner från himlen. Det är inte likt det bröd som förfäderna åt och dog. Men den som äter av detta bröd ska leva i evighet.” 59 Detta sa Jesus när han undervisade i synagogan i Kafarnaum.
Många av Jesus lärjungar lämnar honom
60 Många av hans lärjungar som hörde honom, sa: ”Det här är ett hårt tal! Vem kan stå ut med att höra på honom?”
61 Men Jesus var väl medveten om att hans lärjungar retade sig på detta, och därför sa han till dem: ”Får det här er att ta anstöt? 62 Vad ska ni då tänka när ni får se Människosonen återvända dit upp där han var tidigare? 63 Det är bara Anden som kan ge liv, det fysiska[g] är inte till någon nytta. Vad jag har talat till er är Ande och liv. 64 Men det är några av er som inte tror.” Jesus visste ju från början vilka som inte trodde och vem det var som skulle förråda honom.
65 Han fortsatte: ”Det var därför jag sa att ingen kan komma till mig om inte min Fader ger honom det.”
66 När han hade sagt detta, drog sig många lärjungar bort från honom och ville inte längre fortsätta med honom.
67 Då frågade Jesus de tolv: ”Tänker ni också ge er iväg?”
68 Men Simon Petrus svarade: ”Herre, till vem skulle vi gå? Du har det eviga livets ord, 69 och vi tror och vet att du är Guds helige.”
70 Då sa Jesus: ”Jag har väl själv valt ut er tolv, och ändå är en av er en djävul.” 71 Den han syftade på var Judas, Simon Iskariots son, en av de tolv, som senare skulle förråda honom.
Footnotes
- 6:7 En denar motsvarade en dagslön.
- 6:14 Jfr 5 Mos 18:15,18.
- 6:19 Ordagrant: 25 eller 30 stadier. En stadie motsvarar cirka 190 meter.
- 6:20 Jesus använde många gånger, som exempelvis här, samma ord om sig själv som Gud gjorde i 2 Mos 3:14, det heliga gudsnamnet. Han är den evige Jag är.
- 6:31 Se 2 Mos 16:4 och Ps 78:24.
- 6:45 Se Jes 54:13.
- 6:63 Ordagrant: köttet
John 6
New International Version
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)
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