John 6:22–42

“I Am the Bread of Life”

²²On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except ⁴that one ⁵which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone—²³however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks—²⁴when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, ^oseeking Jesus. ²⁵And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?”

²⁶Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. ^27pDo not labor for the food which perishes, but ^qfor the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, ^rbecause God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

²⁸Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”

²⁹Jesus answered and said to them, ^s“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

³⁰Therefore they said to Him, ^t“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? ^31uOur fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ^v‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

³²Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but ^wMy Father gives you the true bread from heaven. ³³For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

^34xThen they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

³⁵And Jesus said to them, ^y“I am the bread of life. ^zHe who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never ^athirst. ^36bBut I said to you that you have seen Me and yet ^cdo not believe. ^37dAll that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and ^ethe one who comes to Me I will ⁶by no means cast out. ³⁸For I have come down from heaven, ^fnot to do My own will, ^gbut the will of Him who sent Me. ³⁹This is the will of the Father who sent Me, ^hthat of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. ⁴⁰And this is the will of Him who sent Me, ⁱthat everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

⁴¹The Jews then ⁷complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” ⁴²And they said, ^j“Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”