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1 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.
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After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee--that is, the sea of Tiberias.
2 A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick.
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And a great number of people went after him because they saw the signs which he did on those who were ill.
3 Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples.
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Then Jesus went up the mountain and was seated there with his disciples.
4 Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.
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Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
5 When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?"
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Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?
6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.
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This he said, testing him: for he had no doubt what he himself would do.
7 Philip answered him, "Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little."
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Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
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One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,
9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?"
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There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number?
10 Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all.
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Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand.
11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.
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Then Jesus took the cakes and having given praise to God, he gave them to the people who were seated, and the fishes in the same way, as much as they had need of.
12 When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost."
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And when they had had enough, Jesus said to his disciples, Take up the broken bits which are over, so that nothing may be wasted.
13 So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets.
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So they took them up: twelve baskets full of broken bits of the five cakes which were over after the people had had enough.
14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world."
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And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.
15 When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
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Now when Jesus saw that the people were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, he went away again up the mountain by himself.
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
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When evening came the disciples went down to the sea;
17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
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And they took a boat and went across the sea in the direction of Capernaum. By then it was dark and still Jesus had not come to them.
18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing.
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The sea was getting rough because of a strong wind which was blowing.
19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified.
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After they had gone three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the boat; and they had great fear.
20 But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."
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But he said to them, It is I, have no fear.
21 Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.
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Then they readily took him into the boat: and straight away the boat was at the land to which they were going.
22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there. They also saw that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.
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The day after, the people who were on the other side of the sea saw that only one small boat had been there, that Jesus had not gone in that boat with the disciples, but that the disciples had gone away by themselves.
23 Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
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Some other boats, however, came from Tiberias near to the place where they had taken the bread after the Lord had given praise.
24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
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So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, or his disciples, they got into those boats and went over to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
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And when they came across him on the other side of the sea they said, Rabbi, when did you come here?
26 Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.
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Jesus, answering them, said, Truly I say to you, You come after me, not because you saw signs, but because you were given the bread and had enough.
27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal."
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Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.
28 Then they said to him, "What must we do to perform the works of God?"
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Then they said to him, How may we do the works of God?
29 Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."
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Jesus, answering, said to them, This is to do the work of God: to have faith in him whom God has sent.
30 So they said to him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing?
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So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?
31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, "He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' "
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Our fathers had the manna in the waste land, as the Writings say, He gave them bread from heaven.
32 Then Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
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Jesus then said to them, Truly I say to you, What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
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The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
34 They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."
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Ah, Lord, they said, give us that bread for ever!
35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
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And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.
36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.
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But it is as I said to you: you have seen me, and still you have no faith.
37 Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away;
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Whatever the Father gives to me will come to me; and I will not send away anyone who comes to me.
38 for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
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For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.
39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
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And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day.
40 This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day."
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This, I say, is my Father's pleasure, that everyone who sees the Son and has faith in him may have eternal life: and I will take him up on the last day.
41 Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."
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Now the Jews said bitter things about Jesus because of his words, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
42 They were saying, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, "I have come down from heaven'?"
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And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?
43 Jesus answered them, "Do not complain among yourselves.
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Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.
44 No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day.
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No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, "And they shall all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.
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The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.
46 Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.
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Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only he who is from God, he has seen the Father.
47 Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life.
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Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.
48 I am the bread of life.
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I am the bread of life.
49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
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Your fathers took the manna in the waste land--and they are dead.
50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
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The bread which comes from heaven is such bread that a man may take it for food and never see death.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
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I am the living bread which has come from heaven: if any man takes this bread for food he will have life for ever: and more than this, the bread which I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world.
52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
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Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?
53 So Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
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Then Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, If you do not take the flesh of the Son of man for food, and if you do not take his blood for drink, you have no life in you.
54 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day;
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He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink has eternal life: and I will take him up from the dead at the last day.
55 for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
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My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.
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He who takes my flesh for food and my blood for drink is in me and I in him.
57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.
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As the living Father has sent me, and I have life because of the Father, even so he who takes me for his food will have life because of me.
58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever."
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This is the bread which has come down from heaven. It is not like the food which your fathers had: they took of the manna, and are dead; but he who takes this bread for food will have life for ever.
59 He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.
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Jesus said these things in the Synagogue while he was teaching at Capernaum.
60 When many of his disciples heard it, they said, "This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?"
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Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?
61 But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, "Does this offend you?
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When Jesus became conscious that his disciples were protesting about what he said, he said to them, Does this give you trouble?
62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
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What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?
63 It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
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The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.
64 But among you there are some who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him.
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But still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him.
65 And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father."
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And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.
66 Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him.
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Because of what he said, a number of the disciples went back and would no longer go with him.
67 So Jesus asked the twelve, "Do you also wish to go away?"
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So Jesus said to the twelve, Have you a desire to go away?
68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life.
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Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;
69 We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."
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And we have faith and are certain that you are the Holy One of God.
70 Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve? Yet one of you is a devil."
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Then Jesus said, Did I not make a selection of you, the twelve, and one of you is a son of the Evil One?
71 He was speaking of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for he, though one of the twelve, was going to betray him.
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He was talking of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. It was he who was to be false to Jesus--one of the twelve.
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