1 A fter this, Jesus went to the farther side of the Sea of Galilee—that is, the Sea of Tiberias.

After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

2 A nd a great crowd was following Him because they had seen the signs (miracles) which He performed upon those who were sick.

And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.

3 A nd Jesus walked up the mountainside and sat down there with His disciples.

And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

4 N ow the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was approaching.

Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

5 J esus looked up then, and seeing that a vast multitude was coming toward Him, He said to Philip, Where are we to buy bread, so that all these people may eat?

Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?

6 B ut He said this to prove (test) him, for He well knew what He was about to do.

And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

7 P hilip answered Him, Two hundred pennies’ (forty dollars) worth of bread is not enough that everyone may receive even a little.

Philip answered him, Two hundred shillings' worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.

8 A nother of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,

9 T here is a little boy here, who has five barley loaves, and two small fish; but what are they among so many people?

There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many?

10 J esus said, Make all the people recline (sit down). Now the ground (a pasture) was covered with thick grass at the spot, so the men threw themselves down, about 5, 000 in number.

Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

11 J esus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks, He distributed to the disciples and the disciples to the reclining people; so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.

Jesus therefore took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of the fishes as much as they would.

12 W hen they had all had enough, He said to His disciples, Gather up now the fragments (the broken pieces that are left over), so that nothing may be lost and wasted.

And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost.

13 S o accordingly they gathered them up, and they filled twelve '> small hand] baskets with fragments left over by those who had eaten from the five barley loaves.

So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten.

14 W hen the people saw the sign (miracle) that Jesus had performed, they began saying, Surely and beyond a doubt this is the Prophet Who is to come into the world!

When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.

15 T hen Jesus, knowing that they meant to come and seize Him that they might make Him king, withdrew again to the hillside by Himself alone.

Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.

16 W hen evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea;

17 A nd they took a boat and were going across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and still Jesus had not come back to them.

and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

18 M eanwhile, the sea was getting rough and rising high because of a great and violent wind that was blowing.

And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew.

19 w hen they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat. And they were afraid (terrified).

When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.

20 B ut Jesus said to them, It is I; be not afraid!

But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

21 T hen they were quite willing and glad for Him to come into the boat. And now the boat went at once to the land they had steered toward.

They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.

22 T he next day the crowd standing on the other side of the sea realized that there had been only one small boat there, and that Jesus had not gone into it with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away by themselves.

On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away alone

23 B ut now some other boats from Tiberias had come in near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

(howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks):

24 S o the people, finding that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, themselves got into the small boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

25 A nd when they found Him on the other side of the lake, they said to Him, Rabbi! When did You come here?

And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

26 J esus answered them, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, you have been searching for Me, not because you saw the miracles and signs but because you were fed with the loaves and were filled and satisfied.

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.

27 S top toiling and doing and producing for the food that perishes and decomposes, but strive and work and produce rather for the food which endures unto life eternal; the Son of Man will give (furnish) you that, for God the Father has authorized and certified Him and put His seal of endorsement upon Him.

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

28 T hey then said, What are we to do, that we may be working the works of God?

They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God?

29 J esus replied, This is the work (service) that God asks of you: that you believe in the One Whom He has sent.

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

30 T herefore they said to Him, What sign (miracle, wonderwork) will You perform then, so that we may see it and believe and rely on and adhere to You? What work have You ?

They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?

31 O ur forefathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as the Scripture says, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.

32 J esus then said to them, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, Moses did not give you the Bread from heaven, but it is My Father Who gives you the true heavenly Bread.

Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.

33 F or the Bread of God is He Who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.

For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

34 T hen they said to Him, Lord, give us this bread always (all the time)!

They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

35 J esus replied, I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry, and he who believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me will never thirst any more (at any time).

Jesus said unto them. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

36 B ut I told you, although you have seen Me, still you do not believe and trust and have faith.

But I said unto you, that ye have seen me, and yet believe not.

37 A ll whom My Father gives (entrusts) to Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out.

All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

38 F or I have come down from heaven not to do My own will and purpose but to do the will and purpose of Him Who sent Me.

For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

39 A nd this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should not lose any of all that He has given Me, but that I should give new life and raise up at the last day.

And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

40 F or this is My Father’s will and His purpose, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

41 N ow the Jews murmured and found fault with and grumbled about Jesus because He said, I am the Bread that came down from heaven.

The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven.

42 T hey kept asking, Is not this Jesus, the Son of Joseph, Whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, I have come down from heaven?

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?

43 S o Jesus answered them, Stop grumbling and saying things against Me to one another.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

44 N o one is able to come to Me unless the Father Who sent Me attracts and draws him and gives him the desire to come to Me, and I will raise him up at the last day.

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

45 I t is written in the Prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father comes to Me—

It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.

46 W hich does not imply that anyone has seen the Father except He Who comes from God; He has seen the Father.

Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father.

47 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, he who believes in Me has (now possesses) eternal life.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life.

48 I am the Bread of Life.

I am the bread of life.

49 Y our forefathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

50 t his is the Bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and never die.

This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

51 I am this Living Bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this Bread, he will live forever; and also the Bread that I shall give for the life of the world is My flesh (body).

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

52 T hen the Jews angrily contended with one another, saying, How is He able to give us His flesh to eat?

The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

53 A nd Jesus said to them, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, you cannot have any life in you unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood.

Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.

54 H e who feeds on My flesh and drinks My blood has (possesses now) eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

55 F or My flesh is true and genuine food, and My blood is true and genuine drink.

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

56 H e who feeds on My flesh and drinks My blood dwells continually in Me, and I in him.

He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.

57 J ust as the living Father sent Me and I live by (through, because of) the Father, even so whoever continues to feed on Me shall live through and because of Me.

As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.

58 T his is the Bread that came down from heaven. It is not like the manna which our forefathers ate, and yet died; he who takes this Bread for his food shall live forever.

This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

59 H e said these things in a synagogue while He was teaching at Capernaum.

These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

60 W hen His disciples heard this, many of them said, This is a hard and difficult and strange saying (an offensive and unbearable message). Who can stand to hear it?

Many therefore of his disciples, when the heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?

61 B ut Jesus, knowing within Himself that His disciples were complaining and protesting and grumbling about it, said to them: Is this a stumbling block and an offense to you?

But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said unto them, Doth this cause you to stumble?

62 W hat then if you should see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?

What then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where he was before?

63 I t is the Spirit Who gives life; the flesh conveys no benefit whatever. The words (truths) that I have been speaking to you are spirit and life.

It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, are are life.

64 B ut some of you fail to believe and trust and have faith. For Jesus knew from the first who did not believe and had no faith and who would betray Him and be false to Him.

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him.

65 A nd He said, This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted him by the Father.

And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.

66 A fter this, many of His disciples drew back (returned to their old associations) and no longer accompanied Him.

Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

67 J esus said to the Twelve, Will you also go away?

Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away?

68 S imon Peter answered, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words (the message) of eternal life.

Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

69 A nd we have learned to believe and trust, and we have come to know that You are the Holy One of God, the Christ (the Anointed One), the Son of the living God.

And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.

70 J esus answered them, Did I not choose you, the Twelve? And one of you is a devil (of the evil one and a false accuser).

Jesus answered them, Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil?

71 H e was speaking of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for he was about to betray Him, he was one of the Twelve.

Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.