Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
2 But the whole congregation of the sons of Israel (A)grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 The sons of Israel said to them, “(B)If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, (C)when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread until we were full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger!”
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, (D)I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, so that I may (E)test them, whether or not they will walk in My [a]instruction.
9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, ‘(A)Come forward before the Lord, for He has heard your grumblings.’” 10 And it came about, as Aaron spoke to the entire congregation of the sons of Israel, that they [a]looked toward the wilderness, and behold, (B)the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. 11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “(C)I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘[b]At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and (D)you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”
13 So it came about at evening that (E)the quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning (F)there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 (G)When the layer of dew [c]evaporated, behold, on the [d]surface of the wilderness (H)there was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground. 15 When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “[e]What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “(I)It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.
23 Yet He commanded the clouds above
And (A)opened the doors of heaven;
24 He (B)rained down manna upon them to eat,
And gave them [a](C)food from heaven.
25 Man ate the bread of [b]angels;
He sent them [c]food [d](D)in abundance.
26 He (E)made the east wind blow in the sky
And by His [e]power He directed the south wind.
27 When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
Even (F)winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
28 He let them fall in the midst of [f]their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29 So they (G)ate and were well filled,
And He [g]satisfied their longing.
Unity of the Spirit
4 Therefore I, (A)the prisoner of the Lord, (B)urge you to (C)walk in a manner worthy of the (D)calling with which you have been (E)called, 2 with all (F)humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another (G)in love, 3 being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the (H)bond of peace. 4 There is (I)one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one (J)hope of your calling; 5 (K)one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all (L)who is over all and through all and in all.
7 But (M)to each one of us (N)grace was given (O)according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore [a]it says,
9 (Now this expression, “He (R)ascended,” what [b]does it mean except that He also [c]had descended into (S)the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended (T)far above all the heavens, so that He might (U)fill all things.) 11 And He (V)gave (W)some as apostles, some as prophets, some as (X)evangelists, some as [d]pastors and (Y)teachers, 12 (Z)for the equipping of the [e]saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of (AA)the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to (AB)the unity of the faith, and of the [f](AC)knowledge of the Son of God, to a (AD)mature man, to the measure of the stature [g]which belongs to the (AE)fullness of Christ. 14 [h]As a result, we are (AF)no longer to be children, (AG)tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by (AH)craftiness [i]in (AI)deceitful scheming; 15 but [j]speaking the truth (AJ)in love, [k]we are to (AK)grow up in all aspects into Him who is the (AL)head, that is, Christ, 16 from whom (AM)the whole body, being fitted and held together [l]by what every joint supplies, according to the [m]proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself (AN)in love.
24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats and (A)came to Capernaum, looking for Jesus. 25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “(B)Rabbi, when did You get here?”
Words to the People
26 Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you (C)seek Me, not because you saw [a](D)signs, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not (E)work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for (F)eternal life, which (G)the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, (H)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 (I)the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He (J)has sent.” 30 So they said to Him, “(K)What then are You doing as a (L)sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? 31 (M)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘(N)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 (O)comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, always (P)give us this bread.”
35 Jesus said to them, “(Q)I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me (R)will never be thirsty.
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