John 6:1-25

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 ⁴signs 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 denarii 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 sit down." Now there was ¹⁴much grass in the place. So the men sat 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 sign 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 intending 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 three * 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; ²⁶do 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?"

Cross References

• 1. John 6:1-13: {Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke} {9:10-17}
• 2. Matthew 4:18; Luke 5:1
• 3. John 6:23; John 21:1
• 4. John 2:11, 23; John 3:2; John 6:14, 30; John 11:47; John 12:18, 37; John 20:30
• 5. Matthew 5:1; Mark 3:13; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:28; John 6:15
• 6. Deuteronomy 16:1; John 2:13
• 7. John 1:43
• 8. 2 Corinthians 13:5; Revelation 2:2
• 9. John 1:43
• 10. Mark 6:37
• 11. John 2:2
• 12. John 1:40
• 13. John 6:11; John 21:9, 10, 13
• 14. Mark 6:39
• 15. Matthew 14:21
• 16. Matthew 15:36; John 6:23
• 17. John 6:9; John 21:9, 10, 13
• 18. John 2:2
• 19. Matthew 14:20
• 20. Matthew 11:3; Matthew 21:11; John 1:21
• 21. John 18:36
• 22. John 6:15-21: {Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-51}
• 23. John 6:3
• 24. John 2:2
• 25. Mark 6:45; John 6:24, 59
• 26. Matthew 14:27
• 27. John 6:2
• 28. John 6:15f
• 29. John 6:1
• 30. Luke 7:13
• 31. John 6:11
• 32. Matthew 14:34; Mark 6:53; John 6:17, 59
• 33. Matthew 23:7

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "attesting miracles"
• [b]. The denarius was equivalent to a day's wages
• [c]. Lit "recline(d)"
• [d]. Lit "recline(d)"
• [e]. Or "attesting miracle"
• [f]. Or "about"
• [g]. Lit "25 or 30 stadia"
• [h]. Or "stop being afraid"