John 6

After these things ^aJesus went over ^bthe sea of Galilee, which is the ^csea of Tiberias. ²And a great multitude followed him, ^dbecause they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. ³And Jesus went up into ^ea mountain, and there he sat with ^fhis disciples. ⁴And ^gthe passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. ⁵When Jesus then ^hlift up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto ⁱPhilip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? ⁶And this he said ^kto prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. ^7lPhilip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. ⁸One of his disciples, ^mAndrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, ⁹There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two ⁿsmall fishes: but what are they among so many? ¹⁰And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now ^othere was much grass in the place. So ^pthe men sat down, in number about five thousand. ¹¹And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had ^qgiven thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of ⁿthe fishes as much as they would. ¹²When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. ¹³Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve ^rbaskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. ¹⁴Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth ^sthat prophet ^tthat should come into the world.

^15uWhen Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him ^wa king, he departed again ^xinto a mountain himself alone. ¹⁶And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, ¹⁷and entered into ^ya ship, and went over the sea towards ^zCapernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. ¹⁸And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. ¹⁹So when they had rowed about ^afive and twenty or thirty ^bfurlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. ²⁰But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. ²¹Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately ^cthe ship was at the land whither they went.

²²The day following, when the people which stood ^don the other side of the sea saw that there was none other ^eboat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into ^ethe boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; ²³(howbeit there came other ^eboats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that ^fthe Lord had given thanks:) ²⁴when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to ^gCapernaum, seeking for Jesus. ²⁵And when they had found him ^hon the other side of the sea, they said unto him, ⁱRabbi, when camest thou hither? ²⁶Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. ^27kLabour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat ^lwhich endureth unto everlasting life, ^lwhich the Son of man shall give unto you: ^mfor him hath God the Father ⁿsealed.

²⁸Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work ^othe works of God? ²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, This is ^othe work of God, ^pthat ye believe on him whom he hath sent. ³⁰They said therefore unto him, ^qWhat sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? ^31rOur fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, ^sHe gave them bread from heaven to eat. ³²Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. ³³For the bread of God is ^the which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. ³⁴Then said they unto him, ^uLord, evermore give us this bread. ³⁵And Jesus said unto them, ^xI am ^ythe bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and ^zhe that believeth on me shall never thirst. ³⁶But I said unto you, ^aThat ye also have seen me, and believe not. ^37bAll that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and ^chim that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. ³⁸For ^dI came down from heaven, not to do ^emine own will, but ^ethe will of him that sent me. ³⁹And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of ^ball which he hath given me ^fI should lose nothing, but ^gshould raise it up again at the last day. ⁴⁰And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which ^hseeth the Son, and ⁱbelieveth on him, may have ^keverlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. ^41lThe Jews then murmured at him, because he said, ^mI am the bread which came down from heaven. ⁴²And they said, Is not this Jesus, ⁿthe son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, ^dI came down from heaven? ⁴³Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. ⁴⁴No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me ^odraw him: and ^gI will raise him up at the last day. ⁴⁵It is written ^pin the prophets, ^qAnd they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and ^rhath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. ^46sNot that any man hath seen the Father, ^tsave he which is ^uof God, he hath seen the Father. ⁴⁷Verily, verily, I say unto you, ^xHe that believeth on me hath everlasting life. ^48yI am that bread of life. ^49zYour fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. ⁵⁰This is the bread ^awhich cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and ^bnot die. ⁵¹I am ^cthe living bread ^dwhich came down from heaven: ^eif any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and ^fthe bread that I will give is my flesh, which ^gI will give for the life of the world. ^52hThe Jews therefore ⁱstrove amongst themselves, saying, ^kHow can this man give us his flesh to eat? ⁵³Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ^lye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and ^lmdrink his blood, ye have no life in you. ⁵⁴Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, ⁿhath eternal life; and ^oI will raise him up at the last day. ⁵⁵For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. ⁵⁶He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, ^pdwelleth in me, and I in him. ⁵⁷As the living Father hath sent me, and ^qI live by the Father: so he that eateth me, ^reven he shall live by me. ⁵⁸This is ^sthat bread ^twhich came down from heaven: ^unot as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: ^ehe that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. ⁵⁹These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in ^xCapernaum.

^60yMany therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a ^zhard saying; ^awho can hear it? ⁶¹When Jesus ^bknew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, ^cDoth this offend you? ^62dWhat and if ye shall see the Son of man ^eascend up ^fwhere he was before? ^63gIt is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: ^hthe words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are ^hlife. ⁶⁴But ⁱthere are some of you that believe not. For Jesus ^bknew from the beginning ⁱwho they were that believed not, and ^kwho should betray him. ⁶⁵And he said, Therefore said I unto you, ^lthat no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

⁶⁶From that time ^mmany of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. ⁶⁷Then said Jesus unto ⁿthe twelve, Will ye also go away? ⁶⁸Then ^oSimon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast ^pthe words of eternal life. ^69oAnd we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, ^qthe Son of ^rthe living God. ⁷⁰Jesus answered them, Have not ^sI chosen you ⁿtwelve, and one of you is ^ta devil? ⁷¹He spake of Judas Iscariot ^uthe son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of ⁿthe twelve.

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