John 6

Thomson^{(i) 1} After these things Jesus went away. On the coast of the sea, that of Galilee, that of Tiberias, ² he was also followed by a great multitude, because they saw the miracles which he performed on the diseased. ³ And Jesus went up to the mountain, and sat down there with his disciples. ⁴ Now the passover, the festival of the Jews, was nigh. ⁵ Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence can we buy bread to feed these people. ⁶ Now this he said to try him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. ⁷ Philip answered him, Two hundred deniars would not purchase bread enough for every one of them to take a morsel. ⁸ One of his disciples, namely Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him, ⁹ There is a lad here who hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among so many? ¹⁰ Then Jesus said, Cause the men to arrange themselves on the ground. Now there was much grass in the place. The men therefore, to the number of about five thousand, arranged themselves on the ground. ¹¹ Then Jesus took the loaves and having given thanks, distributed to the disciples; and the disciples distributed to them who were on the ground; and in like manner of the fishes, as much as they chose. ¹² And when they were satisfied, he saith to his disciples, Gather up the fragments which remain, that nothing may be lost. ¹³ So they gathered, and with the fragments, which the people after eating had left of the five barley loaves, they filled twelve panniers. ¹⁴ When these men saw the miracle which Jesus had done, they said, This is certainly the prophet"He who is coming into the world. ¹⁵ Jesus therefore knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain himself alone. ¹⁶ And as the evening was coming on, his disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷ and having gone on board the vessel, they coasted along towards Capernaum. Darkness had now come on and Jesus had not come to them, ¹⁸ and the sea ran high by reason of the wind, which blew hard. ¹⁹ So when they had rowed about twenty five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and approaching the vessel; and they were terrified. ²⁰ Whereupon he said to them, It is I; be not afraid. ²¹ They wished therefore to take him into the vessel; and immediately the vessel was at the land to which they were going. ²² On the day following the people who continued on the sea side, having seen that there was no vessel there besides that one in which his disciples had embarked, and that Jesus did not go on board the vessel with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. ²³ Other vessels however came from Tiberias, nigh to the place where they had eaten bread after the Lord gave thanks ²⁴ when the people therefore saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they went on board these vessels and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus; ²⁵ and having found him on that coast of the sea, they said to him Rabbi, when didst thou come hither? ²⁶ Jesus in reply said to them, Verily, verily I say to you, You seek me; not because you have seen miracles; but because you have eaten of the loaves and were satisfied. ²⁷ Labour not to procure the food which perisheth, but the food which endureth for an everlasting life, which the son of man will give you; for him the Father, namely God, hath sealed. ²⁸ Thereupon they said to him, What must we do that we may work the works of God? ²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God that you believe in him whom he hath sent. ³⁰ Then they said to him, What miracle dost thou perform that we may see and believe in thee? What workest thou? ³¹ Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness, as it is written, "He gave them bread from heaven to eat." ³² Upon this Jesus said to them, Verily, verily I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread of heaven: ³³ for the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven and giveth life to the world. ³⁴ Thereupon they said to him, Master, give us evermore that bread. ³⁵ Then Jesus said to them, I am the bread of that life. He who cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he who believeth in me, shall never thirst. ³⁶ But I have told you that though you have seen me, you do not believe. ³⁷ All that the Father giveth me, will come to me. And him who cometh to me I will not reject. ³⁸ For I am come down from heaven not to do mine own will, but the will of him who sent me. ³⁹ And this is the will of the Father, who sent me that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but raise it up at the last day. ⁴⁰ And this is the will of him who sent me, that every one who seeth the son, and believeth in him, may have an everlasting life, and that I raise him up at the last day. ⁴¹ The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven, ⁴² and they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then doth he say, I came down from heaven? ⁴³ Therefore Jesus answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves. ⁴⁴ No one can come to me, unless the Father, who hath sent me, draw him. And as for me, I will raise him up at the last day. ⁴⁵ It is written in the prophets, They shall be all taught of God. Every one therefore who hath heard and learned from the Father, cometh to me. ⁴⁶ Not that any one hath seen the Father, save he only who is from God. He hath seen the Father. ⁴⁷ Verily, verily, I say to you, He who believeth in me, hath an everlasting life. ⁴⁸ I am the bread of that life. ⁴⁹ Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and died. ⁵⁰ Such is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that whoever shall eat of it shall not die. ⁵¹ I am that living bread which came down from heaven. If any one eat of this bread he shall live forever. Now the bread which I will give is this flesh of mine, which I will give for the life of the world. ⁵² Upon this the Jews debated among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? ⁵³ Therefore Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Unless you eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you. ⁵⁴ He who eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath an everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day. ⁵⁵ For this flesh of mine is food indeed; and this blood of mine is indeed drink. ⁵⁶ He who eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me and I in him. ⁵⁷ As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he. who eateth me, even he will live by me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread which is come down from heaven. Not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eateth this bread shall live forever. ⁵⁹ These things he said in a public assembly, as he was teaching at Capernaum. ⁶⁰ Many of his disciples, therefore, when they heard them, said, This is harsh doctrine, who can hearken to it? ⁶¹ Thereupon Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples were murmuring at this, he said to them, Doth this offend you? ⁶² What if you see the son of man ascending up where he was before. ⁶³ It is the spirit which giveth life, the flesh profiteth nothing. The words which I speak to you are spirit, they are life. ⁶⁴ But there are some of you who do not believe; [for Jesus knew from the beginning who they are who do not believe, and who it is that will deliver him up] ⁶⁵ and [said he] for this cause I said to you, that none can come to me unless it be given him by my Father. ⁶⁶ From this time many of his disciples withdrew and walked no more with him, ⁶⁷ therefore Jesus said to the twelve, Have you also a mind to go away? ⁶⁸ Whereupon Simon Peter answered him, Master, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of an everlasting life, ⁶⁹ and we believe and know that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. ⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, Have I not chosen you twelve? Yet one of you is a spy. ⁷¹ Now he spake of Judas Iscariot, son of Simon; for he thought of delivering him up though he was one of the twelve.