{"book":"John","slug":"john","ch":6,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to John","prev":"john/5","next":"john/7","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee ( that [is], [the Sea] of Tiberias ).","f":[],"h":"The Feeding of the Five Thousand","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"[When] Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip,“ Where can we buy bread for these [people] to eat?”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"[When] Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Where can we buy bread for these [people] to eat?”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":6,"t":"But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Philip answered,“ Two hundred denarii would not [buy] enough bread for each {of them} to have a small [piece].”","f":["A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2."],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"“ Here is a boy [with] five barley loaves and two small fish. But what [ difference ] will these make among so many?”","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"“ Have the [people] sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in [that] place, so the men sat down, about five thousand [of them].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, [and] distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples,“ Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"So they collected [them] and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"[When] the people saw the sign that [Jesus] had performed, they began to say,“ Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”","f":["SBL, NA, NE, and WH He had performed"],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,","f":[],"h":"Jesus Walks on Water","style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"got into a boat, [and] started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"[When] they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea — and they were terrified.","f":["Greek about twenty-five or thirty stadia; that is, approximately 2.87 to 3.45 miles (4.62 to 5.55 kilometers)"],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"But [Jesus] spoke up:“ It is I; {do} not be afraid.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"But [Jesus] spoke up:"},{"style":"red","t":"“ It is I; {do} not be afraid.”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":21,"t":"Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded [it] {with} His disciples, but [they] had gone away alone.","f":[],"h":"Jesus the Bread of Life","style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"However, [some] boats from Tiberias landed near the place where [the people] had eaten the bread [after] the Lord had given thanks.","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for [Him].","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"[When] they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him,“ Rabbi, when did You get here?”","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"Jesus replied,“ Truly, truly, I tell you, [it is] not because you saw [these] signs [that] you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly, truly, I tell you, [it is] not because you saw [these] signs [that] you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"{Do} not work [for] food that perishes, but [for] food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"Then they inquired,“ What must we do to perform the works of God?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"Jesus replied,“ The work of God is this: to believe in the [One] He has sent.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ The work of God is this: to believe in the [One] He has sent.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"So they asked Him,“ What sign then {will} You perform, so that we may see [it] and believe You? What will You do?","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":31,"t":"Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written:‘ He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”","f":["Psalm 78:24; see also Exodus 16:4."]},{"v":32,"t":"Jesus said to them,“ Truly, truly, I tell you, [it was] not Moses [who] gave you the bread from heaven, but [it is] My Father [who] gives you the true bread from heaven.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly, truly, I tell you, [it was] not Moses [who] gave you the bread from heaven, but [it is] My Father [who] gives you the true bread from heaven."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":33,"t":"For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"“ Sir,” they said,“ give us this bread at all times.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"Jesus answered,“ I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"But [as] I stated, you have seen Me and still {you do} not believe.","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the [one who] comes to Me I will never drive away.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":38,"t":"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My [own] will, but [to do] the will of Him who sent Me.","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":40,"t":"For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”","f":[]},{"v":41,"t":"At this, the Jews began to grumble about [Jesus] because He had said,“ I am the bread that came down from heaven.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"At this, the Jews began to grumble about [Jesus] because He had said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ I am the bread that came down from heaven.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":42,"t":"They were asking,“ Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say,‘ I have come down from heaven ’?”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"They were asking,“ Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say,"},{"style":"red","t":"‘ I have come down from heaven ’?”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":43,"t":"“ Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":44,"t":"“ No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":45,"t":"It is written in the Prophets:‘ And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from [Him] comes to Me —","f":["Isaiah 54:13"]},{"v":46,"t":"not that anyone has seen the Father except the [One who] is from God; [only] He has seen the Father.","f":[]},{"v":47,"t":"Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":48,"t":"I am the bread of life.","f":[]},{"v":49,"t":"Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.","f":[]},{"v":50,"t":"This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.","f":[]},{"v":51,"t":"I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And [this] bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”","f":[]},{"v":52,"t":"At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves,“ How can this [man] give us His flesh to eat?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":53,"t":"So Jesus said to them,“ Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"So Jesus said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":54,"t":"Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.","f":[]},{"v":55,"t":"For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.","f":[]},{"v":56,"t":"Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":57,"t":"Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the [one who] feeds on Me will live because of Me.","f":[]},{"v":58,"t":"This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike [your] fathers, [who] ate [ the manna ] and died, the [one who] eats this bread will live forever.”","f":[]},{"v":59,"t":"[Jesus] said this while teaching in [the] synagogue in Capernaum.","f":[],"h":"Many Disciples Turn Back","style":"reg"},{"v":60,"t":"On hearing [it], many of His disciples said,“ This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”","f":[]},{"v":61,"t":"Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this [ teaching ], Jesus asked them,“ {Does} this offend you?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this [ teaching ], Jesus asked them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ {Does} this offend you?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":62,"t":"Then what [ will happen ] if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?","f":[]},{"v":63,"t":"The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":64,"t":"However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from [the] beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)","f":[]},{"v":65,"t":"Then [Jesus] said,“ This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then [Jesus] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":66,"t":"From that [time on] many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":67,"t":"So Jesus asked the Twelve,“ Do you want to leave too?”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"So Jesus asked the Twelve,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Do you want to leave too?”"}],"h":"Peter’s Confession of Faith","style":"reg"},{"v":68,"t":"Simon Peter replied,“ Lord, to whom would we go? You have [the] words of eternal life.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":69,"t":"We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”","f":["BYZ and TR You are the Christ, the Son of the living God"]},{"v":70,"t":"Jesus answered them,“ {Have} I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ {Have} I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":71,"t":"He was speaking about Judas, [the son] of Simon Iscariot. For [although] [Judas was] one of the Twelve, {he was} later to betray [Jesus].","f":[]}]}