John 6 (New American Standard)

Five Thousand Fed

1 After these things ¹Jesus went away to the other side of ²the Sea of Galilee (or ³Tiberias ). 2 A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the ^a4signs which He was performing on those who were sick. 3 Then ⁵Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples. 4 Now ⁶the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. 5 Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to ⁷Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat ?" 6 This He was saying to ⁸test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. 7 ⁹Philip answered Him, "¹⁰Two hundred ^bdenarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little." 8 One of His ¹¹disciples, ¹²Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, 9 "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two ¹³fish, but what are these for so many people ?" 10 Jesus said, "Have the people ^csit down." Now there was ¹⁴much grass in the place. So the men ^dsat down, in number about ¹⁵five thousand. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and ¹⁶having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated ; likewise also of the ¹⁷fish as much as they wanted. 12 When they were filled, He said to His ¹⁸disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost." 13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve ¹⁹baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Therefore when the people saw the ^esign which He had performed, they said, "This is truly the ²⁰Prophet who is to come into the world."

Jesus Walks on the Water

15 So Jesus, perceiving that they were ^fintending to come and take Him by force ²¹to make Him king, ²²withdrew again to ²³the mountain by Himself alone. 16 Now when evening came, His ²⁴disciples went down to the sea, 17 and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea ²⁵to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. 19 Then, when they had rowed about ^gthree or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat ; and they were frightened. 20 But He said to them, "It is I; ^h26do not be afraid." 21 So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. 22 The next day ²⁷the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus ²⁸had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone. 23 There came other small boats from ²⁹Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the ³⁰Lord ³¹had given thanks. 24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and ³²came to Capernaum seeking Jesus. 25 When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "³³Rabbi, when did You get here ?"

Words to the People

26 Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you ³⁴seek Me, not because you saw ³⁵signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27 "Do not ³⁶work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to ³⁷eternal life, which ³⁸the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, ³⁹has set His seal." 28 Therefore they said to Him, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God ?" 29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is ⁴⁰the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He ⁴¹has sent." 30 So they said to Him, "⁴²What then do You do for a ⁴³sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform ? 31 "⁴⁴Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness ; as it is written, '⁴⁵HE 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 ⁱthat which ⁴⁶comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." 34 Then they said to Him, "Lord, always ⁴⁷give us this bread." 35 Jesus said to them, "⁴⁸I am the bread of life ; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me ⁴⁹will never thirst. 36 "But ⁵⁰I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. 37 "⁵¹All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. 38 "For ⁵²I have come down from heaven, ⁵³not to do My own will, but ⁵⁴the will of Him who ⁵⁵sent Me. 39 "This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of ⁵⁶all that He has given Me I ⁵⁷lose nothing, but ⁵⁸raise it up on the last day. 40 "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who ⁵⁹beholds the Son and ⁶⁰believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will ⁶¹raise him up on the last day."

Words to the Jews

41 ⁶²Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that ⁶³came down out of heaven." 42 They were saying, "⁶⁴Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother ⁶⁵we know ? How does He now say, '⁶⁶I have come down out of heaven '?" 43 Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not grumble among yourselves. 44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me ⁶⁷draws him; and I will ⁶⁸raise him up on the last day. 45 "It is written ⁶⁹in the prophets, '⁷⁰AND THEY SHALL ALL BE ⁷¹TAUGHT OF GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me. 46 "⁷²Not 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, he who believes ⁷³has eternal life. 48 "⁷⁴I am the bread of life. 49 "⁷⁵Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 "This is the bread which ⁷⁶comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and ⁷⁷not die. 51 "⁷⁸I am the living bread that ⁷⁹came down out of heaven ; if anyone eats of this bread, ⁸⁰he will live forever ; and the bread also which I will give ⁸¹for the life of the world is ⁸²My flesh." 52 ⁸³Then the Jews ⁸⁴began 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 ⁸⁵the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will ⁸⁶raise him up on the last day. 55 "For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. 56 "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood ⁸⁷abides in Me, and I in him. 57 "As the ⁸⁸living Father ⁸⁹sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. 58 "This is the bread which ⁹⁰came down out of heaven ; not as ⁹¹the fathers ate and died ; he who eats this bread ⁹²will live forever."

Words to the Disciples

59 These things He said ⁹³in the synagogue as He taught ⁹⁴in Capernaum. 60 Therefore many of His ⁹⁵disciples, when they heard this said, "⁹⁶This is a difficult statement ; who can listen to it?" 61 But Jesus, ⁹⁷conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this ⁹⁸cause you to stumble ? 62 "What then if you see ⁹⁹the Son of Man ¹⁰⁰ascending to where He was before ? 63 "¹⁰¹It is the Spirit who gives life ; the flesh profits nothing ; ¹⁰²the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. 64 "But there are ¹⁰³some of you who do not believe." For Jesus ¹⁰⁴knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and ¹⁰⁵who it was that would ^jbetray Him. 65 And He was saying, "For this reason I have ¹⁰⁶said to you, that no one can come to Me unless ¹⁰⁷it has been granted him from the Father."

Peter's Confession of Faith

66 As a result of this many of His ¹⁰⁸disciples ¹⁰⁹withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. 67 So Jesus said to ¹¹⁰the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?" 68 ¹¹¹Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go ? You have ¹¹²words of eternal life. 69 "We have believed and have come to know that You are ¹¹³the Holy One of God." 70 Jesus answered them, "¹¹⁴Did I Myself not choose you, ¹¹⁵the twelve, and yet one of you is ¹¹⁶a devil ?" 71 Now He meant Judas ¹¹⁷the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, ¹¹⁸one of ¹¹⁹the twelve, ^kwas going to betray Him.