Chapter 6                         

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6:1 After these things, Jesus went over the sea of Galilee to Tiberius. 2 A great crowd followed Him because they saw the signs which He did upon those who were sick. 3 Jesus then went up onto a mountain and sat down with His disciples. 4 It was then nearly the Passover time, the feast of the Judeans. 5 Then Jesus, having lifted up his eyes and seen a great crowd coming towards Him, said to Philip, “From where shall we buy bread that all these might eat?” 6 He said this, however, to quiz him; for He knew what He was about to do. 7 Philip answered Him, “For two hundred denarii, the loaves would not be enough for them, that each one might receive a little.” 8 One of His disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Him, • 9 “Here is a little boy who has five loaves of barley and two small fish; but what are these for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Make the people recline,” for there was much grass in that place. Then the people reclined, in number about five thousand. • 11 Jesus then took the loaves and, having given thanks [spoken good grace upon them], He distributed to those reclining; likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 Then, when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather together the abundance of fragments over and above, so that nothing might be lost. 13 They gathered, and filled twelve hand-baskets of fragments from the five loaves of barley, which were abundantly above what had been eaten. 14 Therefore, the people, having seen the sign which He had done, said, “This is truly the prophet who comes into the world-cosmos.” 15 Jesus, then, knowing that they were about to come and seize Him, that they might make Him king, withdrew again into the mountain by Himself alone. 16 When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 and having entered into a boat, they went over the sea to Capernaum. It was dark by then, and Jesus had not come to them. 18 And the sea was stirred up by a strong wind blowing. 19 After rowing about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened.  20 Then He said to them, “It is I; do not fear.” 21 They willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately, the boat was at the land where they were going. 22 On the next day, the crowd gathered on the other side of the sea had seen before that there was no other boat except the one which His disciples had taken, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone. 23 (Yet other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they had eaten the bread, the Lord having given thanks [spoken good grace]). 24 When the crowd then saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they entered into the boats themselves and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25 And having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Master, when did You come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Let it be so, for it is as I say to you. You seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied. 27 Do not work for the food that is perishing, but for the food remaining into age-unfolding life, which the Son of man will give to you. Indeed, the Father, even God, has set His seal upon Him.” 28 They said to Him, “What must we do, that we might be working the works of God?” • 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you should believe into Him [p] whom He sent.” 30 Then they said to Him, “What sign, then, do You do, that we might see and believe You? What do you work? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, ‘He gave them bread out from heaven to eat” (Exodus 16:4 & Psalm 78:24). 32 Jesus then said to them, “Let it be so, for it is as I say to you. Moses did not give you the bread out from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread out from heaven. 34 For the bread out from God is that which is coming out from heaven and giving life to the world-cosmos.” 35 Therefore, they said to Him, “Lord, give us always this bread.” • 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one coming to Me shall never hunger, and the one believing into Me shall never thirst at any time. 36 But I said to you that you also have seen Me and yet do not believe. • 37 All whom the Father gives Me will come towards Me, and the one coming towards Me, I will not cast out. 38 For I have come down out from heaven, not that I should do My own intentions, but the desire of the One who sent Me. • 39 And this is the desire of the One who sent Me, that of all whom He has given Me, I should lose none, but will raise them up in the last day. • 40 For this is the desire of My Father, that everyone seeing and experiencing the Son, and believing into Him, should have age-unfolding life; and I will raise him up in the last day.” 41 The Judeans were therefore muttering about Him, because He said, “I am the bread having come down out from heaven.” 42 They asked each other, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How, then, does He say, ‘I have come down out from heaven?’” 43 Jesus answered them, “Do not mutter with one another. • 44 No one is able to come towards Me, if the Father who sent Me does not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day. • 45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught of God’ (Isaiah 54:13). Everyone who has heard and learned in the presence of the Father comes to Me. • 46 No one has seen the Father, except the One who is in the presence of God, He has seen the Father. 47 Let it be so, for it is as I say to you. The one who believes possesses life age-unfolding. • 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and died. 50 This is the bread coming down out from heaven, that anyone might eat of it and not die. • 51 I am the living bread, having come down out from heaven. If anyone should eat of this bread, he will live into the age; and also the bread that I will give, My flesh, is for the life of the world-cosmos. 52 The Judeans were therefore arguing at one another, saying, “How is this man able to give us His flesh to eat?” • 53 Jesus therefore said to them, “Let it be so, for it is as I say to you. If you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and do not drink His blood, you do not have life inside yourselves [q). • 54 The one who eats of My flesh and drinks of My blood has life age-unfolding, and I will raise him up in the last day. • 55 Indeed, My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. • 56 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides inside of Me and I inside of him. • 57 Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live through the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me, even he will live through Me. 58 This is the bread having come down out from heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died, but the one who eats this bread will live into the age.” 59 These things He said in the synagogue, teaching in Capernaum. 60 Many of the disciples, after hearing this, said, “This word is awful; who can listen to it?” 61 Jesus knew inside Himself, however, that His disciples were muttering about this, and He said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 What then if you should see the Son of man ascending where He was before? • 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh benefits nothing. The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are life [r]. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” Indeed, Jesus knew from the start who did not believe and who it was that would betray him. 65 And He said, “It is for this reason that I said to you that no one is able to come towards Me, unless it is granted to him out from the Father.” 66 From that time, many of His disciples departed and no longer walked with Him. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you not want to leave as well?” • 68 Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, towards whom will we go? You have the words of age-unfolding life; 69 and we have believed and have known that You are the Devoted One of God.” 70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil, an accuser?” 71 For He spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who was about to betray Him, one of the twelve.

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