15 Therefore, when Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king,n he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

THE FIFTH SIGN: WALKING ON WATER

16 Wheno evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum.p Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 A high wind arose, and the sea began to churn. 19 After they had rowed about three or four miles,C they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid. 20 But he said to them, “It is I.D,q Don’t be afraid.” 21 Then they were willing to take him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading.

THE BREAD OF LIFE

22 The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw there had been only one boat.E,r They also saw that Jesus had not boarded the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone off alone. 23 Some boats from Tiberiass came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. 25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi,t when did you get here?”

26 Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you sawF the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. 27 Don’t work for the food that perishesu but for the food that lasts for eternal life,v which the Son of Manw will give you, because God the Fatherx has set his seal of approval on him.”

28 “What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked.

29 Jesus replied, “This is the worky of God—that you believe in the one he has sent.”z

30 “What sign, then, are you going to do so that we may see and believe you?” they asked. “What are you going to perform? 31 Our ancestors ate the mannaaa in the wilderness,ab just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”G,ac

32 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, Mosesad didn’t give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always.”

35 “I amae the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to meaf will ever be hungry,ag and no one who believes in meah will ever be thirstyai again. 36 But as I told you, you’ve seen me,H and yet you do not believe. 37 Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never cast out.aj 38 For I have come down from heaven,ak not to do my own will, but the will of himal who sent me. 39 This is the will of him who sent me: that I should lose none of those he has given me but should raiseam them up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father:an that everyone who sees the Sonao and believes in him will have eternal life, and I will raiseap him up on the last day.”