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And when they had foundhim on the other side of the sea, they said unto him,Rabbi,when camest thouhither?
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Jesusansweredthemandsaid, Verily,verily, I say unto you, Ye seekme,notbecause ye saw the miracles,butbecause ye did eatof the loaves,and were filled.
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Labournot[a] for the meatwhichperisheth, but for that meatwhichendurethuntoeverlastinglife,which the Son of man shall give unto you:forhimhathGod the Fathersealed.
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Then said theyuntohim,What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
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Jesusansweredandsaid unto them,Thisis the work of God,that ye believeonhimwhom he hath sent.
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They saidtherefore unto him,Whatsignshewestthouthen,that we may see, andbelievethee?what dost thou work?
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Ourfathers did eatmannain the desert;as it iswritten, He gavethembreadfromheaven to eat.
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ThenJesussaid unto them,Verily,verily, I say unto you,Mosesgaveyounot that breadfromheaven;butmyFathergivethyou the truebreadfromheaven.
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For the bread of God is hewhich cometh downfromheaven,andgivethlife unto the world.
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Then said theyuntohim,Lord,evermoregiveusthisbread.
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AndJesussaid unto them,Iam the bread of life: he that comethtome shall neverhunger; and he that believethonmeshallnever*thirst.
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But I said unto you,Thatyealso have seenme,andbelievenot.
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Allthat the Fathergivethme shall cometome;and him that comethtome I will in no wisecastout.
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For I came downfromheaven,nottodo mine ownwill,but the will of him that sentme.
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Andthisis the Father'swillwhich hath sentme,that of allwhich he hath givenme I should losenothing**, but should raiseit up againat the lastday.
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Andthisis the will of him that sentme,that every onewhichseeth the Son,andbelievethonhim, may haveeverlastinglife:andI will raisehimup at the lastday.
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The Jewsthenmurmuredathim,because he said, Iam the breadwhich came downfromheaven.
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And they said, IsnotthisJesus, the son of Joseph,whosefatherandmotherweknow? how is itthen that hesaith*, I came downfromheaven?