John 6:25–40

²⁵When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, ^zwhen did You get here?”

²⁶Jesus answered, “^•I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw ^athe signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. ²⁷Don’t work for the food that perishes ^bbut for the food that lasts for eternal life, ^cwhich the ^•Son of Man ^dwill give you, because God the Father ^ehas set His seal of approval on Him.”

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

²⁹Jesus replied, “This is the work ^fof God—that you believe in the One He has sent.” ^g

³⁰“What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?” they asked. “What are You going to perform? ³¹Our fathers ate the manna ^hin the wilderness, ⁱjust as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” ^jkl

³²Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Moses ^mdidn’t give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the real bread from heaven. ³³For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

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

³⁵“I am ⁿthe bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to Me ^owill ever be hungry, ^pand no one who believes in Me ^qwill ever be thirsty ^ragain. ³⁶But as I told you, you’ve seen Me, ^sand yet you do not believe. ³⁷Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out. ^t38For I have come down from heaven, ^unot to do My will, but the will of Him ^vwho sent Me. ³⁹This is the will of Him who sent Me: that I should lose none of those He has given Me but should raise ^wthem up on the last day. ⁴⁰For this is the will of My Father: ^xthat everyone who sees the Son ^yand believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise ^zhim up on the last day.”