1 A fter these things Jesus went away beyond the sea of Galilee, of Tiberias,

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

2 a nd a great crowd followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought upon the sick.

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

3 A nd Jesus went up into the mountain, and there sat with his disciples:

And Jesus walked up the mountainside and sat down there with His disciples.

4 b ut the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was approaching.

5 J esus then, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a great crowd is coming to him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves that these may eat?

Jesus 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?

6 B ut this he said trying him, for he knew what he was going to do.

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

7 P hilip answered him, Loaves for two hundred denarii are not sufficient for them, that each may have some little.

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

8 O ne of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,

Another of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

9 T here is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but this, what is it for so many?

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

10 J esus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.

Jesus 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.

11 A nd Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks, distributed to those that were set down; and in like manner of the small fishes as much as they would.

Jesus 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.

12 A nd when they had been filled, he says to his disciples, Gather together the fragments which are over and above, that nothing may be lost.

When 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.

13 T hey gathered therefore together, and filled twelve hand-baskets full of fragments of the five barley loaves, which were over and above to those that had eaten.

So 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.

14 T he men therefore, having seen the sign which Jesus had done, said, This is truly the prophet which is coming into the world.

When 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!

15 J esus therefore knowing that they were going to come and seize him, that they might make king, departed again to the mountain himself alone.

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

16 B ut when evening was come, his disciples went down to the sea,

When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

17 a nd having gone on board ship, they went over the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not come to them,

And 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.

18 a nd the sea was agitated by a strong wind blowing.

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

19 H aving rowed then about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the ship; and they were frightened.

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

20 B ut he says to them, It is I: be not afraid.

But Jesus said to them, It is I; be not afraid!

21 T hey were willing therefore to receive him into the ship; and immediately the ship was at the land to which they went.

Then 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.

22 O n the morrow the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little ship there except that into which his disciples had got, and that Jesus had not gone with his disciples into the ship, but his disciples had gone away alone;

The 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.

23 ( but other little ships out of Tiberias came near to the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks;)

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

24 w hen therefore the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they got into the ships, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

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

25 A nd having found him the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when art thou arrived here?

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

26 J esus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me not because ye have seen signs, but because ye have eaten of the loaves and been filled.

Jesus 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.

27 W ork not the food which perishes, but the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, God.

Stop 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.

28 T hey said therefore to him, What should we do that we may work the works of God?

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

29 J esus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he has sent.

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

30 T hey said therefore to him, What sign then doest thou that we may see and believe thee? what dost thou work?

Therefore 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 ?

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

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

32 J esus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, not Moses that has given you the bread out of heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.

Jesus 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.

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 He Who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.

34 T hey said therefore to him, Lord, ever give to us this bread.

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

35 J esus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst at any time.

Jesus 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).

36 B ut I have said to you, that ye have also seen me and do not believe.

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

37 A ll that the Father gives me shall come to me, and him that comes to me I will not at all cast out.

All 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.

38 F or I am come down from heaven, not that I should do my will, but the will of him that has sent me.

For 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.

39 A nd this is the will of him that has sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up in the last day.

And 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.

40 F or this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, should have life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day.

For 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.

41 T he Jews therefore murmured about him, because he said, I am the bread which has come down out of heaven.

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

42 A nd they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known? how then does he say, I am come down out of heaven?

They 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?

43 J esus therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves.

So Jesus answered them, Stop grumbling and saying things against Me to one another.

44 N o one can come to me except the Father who has sent me draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

No 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.

45 I t is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every one that has heard from the Father, and has learned, comes to me;

It 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—

46 n ot that any one has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father.

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

47 V erily, verily, I say to you, He that believes has life eternal.

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

48 I am the bread of life.

I am the Bread of Life.

49 Y our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and died.

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

50 T his is the bread which comes down out of heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.

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

51 I am the living bread which has come down out of heaven: if any one shall have eaten of this bread he shall live for ever; but the bread withal which I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

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).

52 T he Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can he give us this flesh to eat?

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

53 J esus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless ye shall have eaten the flesh of the Son of man, and drunk his blood, ye have no life in yourselves.

And 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.

54 H e that eats my flesh and drinks my blood has life eternal, and I will raise him up at the last day:

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

55 f or my flesh is truly food and my blood is truly drink.

For My flesh is true and genuine food, and My blood is true and genuine drink.

56 H e that eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me and I in him.

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

57 A s the living Father has sent me and I live on account of the Father, he also who eats me shall live also on account of me.

Just 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.

58 T his is the bread which has come down out of heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died: he that eats this bread shall live for ever.

This 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.

59 T hese things he said in synagogue, teaching in Capernaum.

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

60 M any therefore of his disciples having heard said, This word is hard; who can hear it?

When 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?

61 B ut Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmur concerning this, said to them, Does this offend you?

But 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?

62 I f then ye see the Son of man ascending up where he was before?

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

63 I t is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life.

It 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.

64 B ut there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would deliver him up.

But 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.

65 A nd he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no one can come to me unless it be given to him from the Father.

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

66 F rom that many of his disciples went away back and walked no more with him.

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

67 J esus therefore said to the twelve, Will ye also go away?

Jesus said to the Twelve, Will you also go away?

68 S imon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast words of life eternal;

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

69 a nd we have believed and known that thou art the holy one of God.

And 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.

70 J esus answered them, Have not I chosen you the twelve? and of you one is a devil.

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

71 N ow he spoke of Judas of Simon, Iscariote, for he should deliver him up, being one of the twelve.

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