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

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

2 a nd there was following him a great multitude, because they were seeing his signs that he was doing on the ailing;

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

3 a nd Jesus went up to the mount, and he was there sitting with his disciples,

Jesus went up on a mountain and sat down with His followers.

4 a nd the passover was nigh, the feast of the Jews.

The special religious supper to remember how the Jews left Egypt was soon.

5 J esus then having lifted up eyes and having seen that a great multitude doth come to him, saith unto Philip, `Whence shall we buy loaves, that these may eat?' --

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

6 a nd this he said, trying him, for he himself had known what he was about to do.

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

7 P hilip answered him, `Two hundred denaries' worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little;'

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

8 o ne of his disciples -- Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter -- saith to him,

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

9 ` There is one little lad here who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes, but these -- what are they to so many?'

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

10 A nd Jesus said, `Make the men to sit down;' and there was much grass in the place, the men then sat down, in number, as it were, five thousand,

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

11 a nd Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those reclining, in like manner, also of the little fishes as much as they wished.

Jesus 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.

12 A nd when they were filled, he saith to his disciples, `Gather together the broken pieces that are over, that nothing may be lost;'

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

13 t hey gathered together, therefore, and filled twelve hand-baskets with broken pieces, from the five barley loaves that were over to those having eaten.

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

14 T he men, then, having seen the sign that Jesus did, said -- `This is truly the Prophet, who is coming to the world;'

The 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

15 J esus, therefore, having known that they are about to come, and to take him by force that they may make him king, retired again to the mountain himself alone.

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

16 A nd when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

When evening had come, His followers went down to the lake.

17 a nd having entered into the boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum, and darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come unto them,

They 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.

18 t he sea also -- a great wind blowing -- was being raised,

A strong wind was making high waves on the lake.

19 h aving pushed onwards, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and coming nigh to the boat, and they were afraid;

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

20 a nd he saith to them, `I am, be not afraid;'

But Jesus called to them, “It is I. Do not be afraid.”

21 t hey were willing then to receive him into the boat, and immediately the boat came unto the land to which they were going.

They 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

22 O n the morrow, the multitude that was standing on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little boat there except one -- that into which his disciples entered -- and that Jesus went not in with his disciples into the little boat, but his disciples went away alone,

The 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.

23 ( and other little boats came from Tiberias, nigh the place where they did eat the bread, the Lord having given thanks),

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

24 w hen therefore the multitude saw that Jesus is not there, nor his disciples, they also themselves did enter into the boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus;

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

25 a nd having found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, `Rabbi, when hast thou come hither?'

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

26 J esus answered them and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied;

Jesus 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.

27 w ork not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal -- God.'

Do 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

28 T hey said therefore unto him, `What may we do that we may work the works of God?'

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

29 J esus answered and said to them, `This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.'

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

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

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

31 o ur fathers the manna did eat in the wilderness, according as it is having been written, Bread out of the heaven He gave them to eat.'

Our 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

32 J esus, therefore, said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of the heaven; but my Father doth give you the true bread out of the heaven;

Then 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.

33 f or the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.'

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

34 T hey said, therefore, unto him, `Sir, always give us this bread.'

They said to Him, “Sir, give us this Bread all the time.”

35 A nd Jesus said to them, `I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst -- at any time;

Jesus 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.

36 b ut I said to you, that ye also have seen me, and ye believe not;

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

37 a ll that the Father doth give to me will come unto me; and him who is coming unto me, I may in no wise cast without,

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

38 b ecause I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me.

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.

39 ` And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that all that He hath given to me I may not lose of it, but may raise it up in the last day;

“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.

40 a nd this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day.'

He 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.”

41 T he Jews, therefore, were murmuring at him, because he said, `I am the bread that came down out of the heaven;'

The Jews talked among themselves against Him. They did not like it 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 saith this one -- Out of the heaven I have come down?'

They 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’ ?”

43 J esus answered, therefore, and said to them, `Murmur not one with another;

Jesus said to them, “Do not talk among yourselves against Me.

44 n o one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;

The 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.

45 i t is having been written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God; every one therefore who heard from the Father, and learned, cometh to me;

The early preachers wrote, ‘They will all be taught of God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from Him comes to Me.

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

No one has seen the Father. I am the only One Who has seen Him.

47 ` Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during;

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

48 I am the bread of the life;

I am the Bread of Life.

49 y our fathers did eat the manna in the wilderness, and they died;

Your early fathers ate bread that came from heaven in the desert. They died.

50 t his is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die.

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

51 ` I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live -- to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.'

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.”

52 T he Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, `How is this one able to give us flesh to eat?'

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

53 J esus, therefore, said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, If ye may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves;

Jesus 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.

54 h e who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, hath life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day;

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

55 f or my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink;

My flesh is true food and My blood is true drink.

56 h e who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, doth remain in me, and I in him.

Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me and I live in him.

57 ` According as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, he also who is eating me, even that one shall live because of me;

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

58 t his is the bread that came down out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live -- to the age.'

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.”

59 T hese things he said in a synagogue, teaching in Capernaum;

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

60 m any, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, `This word is hard; who is able to hear it?'

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

61 A nd Jesus having known in himself that his disciples are murmuring about this, said to them, `Doth this stumble you?

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

62 i f then ye may behold the Son of Man going up where he was before?

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

63 t he spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;

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

64 b ut there are certain of you who do not believe;' for Jesus had known from the beginning who they are who are not believing, and who is he who will deliver him up,

But 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.

65 a nd he said, `Because of this I have said to you -- No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'

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

66 F rom this many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him,

From 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

67 J esus, therefore, said to the twelve, `Do ye also wish to go away?'

Then Jesus said to the twelve followers, “Will you leave Me also?”

68 S imon Peter, therefore, answered him, `Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;

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

69 a nd we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'

We believe and know You are the Christ. You are the Son of the Living God.”

70 J esus answered them, `Did not I choose you -- the twelve? and of you -- one is a devil.

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

71 A nd he spake of Judas, Simon's, Iscariot, for he was about to deliver him up, being one of the twelve.

He 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.