John 6:25-59
New American Standard Bible
25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “(A)Rabbi, when did You get here?”
Words to the People
26 Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you (B)seek Me, not because you saw [a](C)signs, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not (D)work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for (E)eternal life, which (F)the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, (G)has set His [b]seal.” 28 Therefore they said to Him, “What are we to do, so that we may accomplish the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is (H)the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He (I)has sent.” 30 So they said to Him, “(J)What then are You doing as a (K)sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? 31 (L)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘(M)He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. 33 For the bread of God is [c]that which (N)comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, always (O)give us this bread.”
35 Jesus said to them, “(P)I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me (Q)will never be thirsty. 36 But (R)I said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe. 37 (S)Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out. 38 For (T)I have come down from heaven, (U)not to do My own will, but (V)the will of Him who (W)sent Me. 39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of (X)everything that He has given Me I will (Y)lose nothing, but will (Z)raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who (AA)sees the Son and (AB)believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will (AC)raise him up on the last day.”
Words to the Jews
41 (AD)So then the Jews were complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that (AE)came down out of heaven.” 42 And they were saying, “(AF)Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother (AG)we know? How does He now say, ‘(AH)I have come down out of heaven’?” 43 Jesus answered and said to them, “Stop complaining among yourselves. 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (AI)draws him; and I will (AJ)raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written (AK)in the Prophets: ‘(AL)And they shall all be (AM)taught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me. 46 (AN)Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father. 47 Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who believes (AO)has eternal life. 48 (AP)I am the bread of life. 49 (AQ)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread that (AR)comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat from it and (AS)not die. 51 (AT)I am the living bread that (AU)came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, (AV)he will live forever; and the bread which I will give (AW)for the life of the world also is (AX)My flesh.”
52 (AY)Then the Jews (AZ)began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of (BA)the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will (BB)raise him up on the last day. 55 For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. 56 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (BC)remains in Me, and I in him. 57 Just as the (BD)living Father (BE)sent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. 58 This is the bread that (BF)came down out of heaven, not as (BG)the fathers ate and died; the one who eats this bread (BH)will live forever.”
Words to the Disciples
59 These things He said (BI)in the synagogue as He taught (BJ)in Capernaum.
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John 6:25-59
New King James Version
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 (A)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but (B)for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, (C)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, (D)“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
30 Therefore they said to Him, (E)“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 (F)Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, (G)‘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 (H)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 (I)Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
35 And Jesus said to them, (J)“I am the bread of life. (K)He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never (L)thirst. 36 (M)But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet (N)do not believe. 37 (O)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and (P)the one who comes to Me I will [a]by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, (Q)not to do My own will, (R)but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, (S)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, (T)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 [b]complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, (U)“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, [c]“Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 (V)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (W)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, (X)‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ (Y)Therefore everyone who [d]has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. 46 (Z)Not that anyone has seen the Father, (AA)except He who is from God; He has seen the Father. 47 Most assuredly, I say to you, (AB)he who believes [e]in Me has everlasting life. 48 (AC)I am the bread of life. 49 (AD)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 (AE)This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread (AF)which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and (AG)the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”
52 The Jews therefore (AH)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 (AI)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54 (AJ)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 [f]food indeed, and My blood is [g]drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (AK)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 (AL)This is the bread which came down from heaven—not (AM)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.
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