1 A fter this Jesus went over to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. It is sometimes called Tiberias.

¶ After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

2 M any people followed Him. They saw the powerful works He did on those who were sick.

And a great multitude followed him because they saw his signs which he did on the sick.

3 J esus went up on a mountain and sat down with His followers.

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

4 T he special religious supper to remember how the Jews left Egypt was soon.

And the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

5 J esus looked up and saw many people coming to Him. He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread to feed these people?”

Then Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw a great company come unto him; he said unto Philip, From where shall we buy bread that these may eat?

6 H e said this to see what Philip would say. Jesus knew what He would do.

But he said this to prove him, for he knew what he would do.

7 P hilip said to Him, “The money we have is not enough to buy bread to give each one a little.”

Philip answered him, Two hundred denarius of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one of them may take a little.

8 O ne of His followers was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He said to Jesus,

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said unto him,

9 “ There is a boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two small fish. What is that for so many people?”

There is a lad here, who has five barley loaves and two small fishes, but what are they among so many?

10 J esus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was much grass in that place. About five thousand men sat down.

Then Jesus said, Make the men 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 gave thanks. Then He gave the bread to those who were sitting down. The fish were given out the same way. The people had as much as they wanted.

And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples and the disciples to those that were sitting down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they desired.

12 W hen they were filled, Jesus said to His followers, “Gather up the pieces that are left. None will be wasted.”

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain that nothing be lost.

13 T he followers gathered the pieces together. Twelve baskets were filled with pieces of barley bread. These were left after all the people had eaten.

Therefore they gathered them together and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over from those that had eaten.

14 T he people saw the powerful work Jesus had done. They said, “It is true! This is the One Who speaks for God Who is to come into the world.” Jesus Walks on the Water

Then those men, as they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth the prophet that was to come into the world.

15 J esus knew they were about to come and take Him to make Him king, so He went to the mountain by Himself.

¶ Jesus therefore knowing that they would come and take him by force to make him king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

16 W hen evening had come, His followers went down to the lake.

And when evening was come, his disciples went down unto the sea

17 T hey got into a boat and started to cross the lake to go to the city of Capernaum. By this time it was dark. Jesus had not come back to them yet.

and entered into a ship and were crossing the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.

18 A strong wind was making high waves on the lake.

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

19 T hey were about half way across the lake when they saw Jesus walking on the water. As He got near the boat, they were afraid.

So when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking upon the sea and drawing nigh unto the ship, and they were afraid.

20 B ut Jesus called to them, “It is I. Do not be afraid.”

But he said unto them, I AM; be not afraid.

21 T hey were glad to take Him into the boat. At once they got to the other side where they wanted to go. Jesus Teaches Many People

Then they willingly received him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land where they went.

22 T he next day the people on the other side of the lake saw no other boat there but the one His followers had been in. The people knew Jesus had not gone with His followers in the boat because they had gone alone.

¶ The day following when the multitude which was on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except the one in which his disciples had entered and that Jesus had not gone with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples had gone away alone

23 T here were other boats from Tiberias that had come near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

(but other boats came from Tiberias near unto the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks);

24 T he people saw that Jesus and His followers were not there. They got into boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they also entered into the boats and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

25 T he people found Him on the other side of the lake. They said to Him, “Teacher, when did You come here?”

And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when didst thou come here?

26 J esus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, you are not looking for Me because of the powerful works. You are looking for Me because you ate bread and were filled.

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

27 D o not work for food that does not last. Work for food that lasts forever. The Son of Man will give you that kind of food. God the Father has shown He will do this.” Jesus Teaches about Doing the Work of God

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

28 T hen the people said to Him, “What are the works God wants us to do?”

¶ Then they said unto him, What shall we do that we might work the works of God?

29 J esus said to them, “This is the work of God, that you put your trust in the One He has sent.”

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

30 T hey said to Him, “Can You show us some powerful work? Then we can see it and believe You. What will You do?

They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then that we may see and believe thee? what dost thou work?

31 O ur early fathers ate bread that came from heaven in the desert. This happened as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” Jesus Is the Bread of Life

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

32 T hen Jesus said to the people, “For sure, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you bread from heaven. My Father gives you the true Bread from heaven.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from the heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from the heaven.

33 T he Bread of God is He Who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

For the bread of God is he who descended from heaven and gives life unto the world.

34 T hey said to Him, “Sir, give us this Bread all the time.”

Then said they unto him, Lord, always give us this bread.

35 J esus said to them, “I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry. He who puts his trust in Me will never be thirsty.

And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.

36 I said to you that you have seen Me and yet you do not put your trust in Me.

But I said unto you, That even though ye have seen me, ye do not believe.

37 A ll whom My Father has given to Me will come to Me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to Me.

All that the Father gives me shall come to me, and he that comes to me I will in no wise cast out.

38 I came down from heaven. I did not come to do what I wanted to do. I came to do what My Father wanted Me to do. He is the One Who sent Me.

For I came down from the heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

39 “ The Father sent Me. He did not want Me to lose any of all those He gave Me. He wants Me to raise them to life on the last day.

And this is the Father’s will who has sent me, that of all whom he has given me I should lose nothing but should raise it up again in the last day.

40 H e wants everyone who sees the Son to put his trust in Him and have life that lasts forever. I will raise that one up on the last day.”

And this is the will of him that sent me, That every one who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day.

41 T he Jews talked among themselves against Him. They did not like it because He said, “I am the Bread that came down from heaven.”

The Jews then murmured of him because he said, I AM the bread which descended from the heaven.

42 T hey asked each other, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know His father and mother. How can He say, ‘I came down from heaven’ ?”

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that he says, I descended from heaven?

43 J esus said to them, “Do not talk among yourselves against Me.

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

44 T he Father sent Me. No man can come to Me unless the Father gives him the desire to come to Me. Then I will raise him to life on the last day.

No one can come to me unless the Father who has sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

45 T he early preachers wrote, ‘They will all be taught of God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from Him comes to Me.

It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every man therefore that has heard from the Father and has learned comes unto me.

46 N o one has seen the Father. I am the only One Who has seen Him.

Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father.

47 F or sure, I tell you, he who puts his trust in Me has life that lasts forever.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes in me has eternal life.

48 I am the Bread of Life.

I AM the bread of life.

49 Y our early fathers ate bread that came from heaven in the desert. They died.

Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness and are dead.

50 B ut this is the Bread that comes down from heaven. The one who eats it never dies.

This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.

51 I am the Living Bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this Bread, he will live forever. The Bread which I will give is My flesh. I will give this for the life of the world.”

I AM the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, they shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

52 T he Jews argued among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”

The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How is he able to give us his flesh to eat?

53 J esus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in you.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye shall have no life in you.

54 W hoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has life that lasts forever. I will raise him up on the last day.

Whosoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

55 M y flesh is true food and My blood is true drink.

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

56 W hoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me and I live in him.

He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.

57 T he living Father sent Me and I live because of Him. In the same way, the one who eats Me will live because of Me.

As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eats me, he shall also live by me.

58 I am this Bread that came down from heaven. It is not like the bread that your early fathers ate and they died. Whoever eats this Bread will live forever.”

This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers ate manna and are dead; he that eats of this bread shall live eternally.

59 J esus said these things in the Jewish place of worship while He was teaching in the city of Capernaum. The Troubled Followers Leave Jesus

He said these things in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum.

60 A fter hearing this, many of His followers said, “This teaching is too hard! Who can listen to it?”

¶ Many therefore of his disciples when they had heard this said, This is a hard word; who can hear it?

61 J esus knew His followers talked against what He had said. He said to them, “Does this trouble you?

But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said unto them, Does this offend you?

62 T hen what would you say if you saw the Son of Man going up where He was before?

What if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

63 I t is the Spirit that gives life. The flesh is of no help. The words I speak to you are spirit and life.

The Spirit is he that gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken unto you, they are Spirit and they are life.

64 B ut some of you do not believe.” Jesus knew from the beginning who would not put their trust in Him. He knew who would hand Him over to the leaders of the country.

But there are some of you that do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that did not believe and who should betray him.

65 H e said, “That is why I told you no one can come to Me unless the Father allows it.”

And he said, Therefore I said unto you that no one can come unto me unless it is given unto them of my Father.

66 F rom that time on, many of His followers turned back to their old ways of living. They would not go along with Him after that. Peter Knows Who Jesus Is

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

67 T hen Jesus said to the twelve followers, “Will you leave Me also?”

Then Jesus said unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

68 S imon Peter said to Him, “Lord, who else can we go to? You have words that give life that lasts forever.

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

69 W e believe and know You are the Christ. You are the Son of the Living God.”

And we believe and know that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

70 J esus said to them, “I chose you twelve as My followers. And one of you is a devil.”

Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

71 H e was speaking of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who was one of the twelve followers. He was ready to hand Jesus over to the leaders of the country.

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