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| 1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias). | 1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. |
| 2A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick. | 2And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. |
| 3So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples. | 3Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. |
| 4(Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.) | 4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. |
| 5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?" | 5Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” |
| 6(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.) | 6He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. |
| 7Philip replied, "Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little." | 7Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” |
| 8One of Jesus' disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, | 8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, |
| 9"Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?" | 9“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” |
| 10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. | 10Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. |
| 11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted. | 11Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. |
| 12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted." | 12And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” |
| 13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten. | 13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. |
| 14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, "This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world." | 14When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” |
| 15Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone. | 15Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. |
| 16Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, | 16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, |
| 17got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum. (It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.) | 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. |
| 18By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough. | 18The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. |
| 19Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened. | 19When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. |
| 20But he said to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid." | 20But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” |
| 21Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading. | 21Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. |
| 22The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. | 22On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. |
| 23But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. | 23Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. |
| 24So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. | 24So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. |
| 25When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" | 25When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” |
| 26Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted. | 26Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. |
| 27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life--the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him." | 27Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” |
| 28So then they said to him, "What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?" | 28Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” |
| 29Jesus replied, "This is the deed God requires--to believe in the one whom he sent." | 29Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” |
| 30So they said to him, "Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? | 30So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? |
| 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" | 31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” |
| 32Then Jesus told them, "I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven. | 32Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. |
| 33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." | 33For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” |
| 34So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time!" | 34They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” |
| 35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty. | 35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. |
| 36But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe. | 36But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. |
| 37Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never send away. | 37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. |
| 38For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. | 38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. |
| 39Now this is the will of the one who sent me--that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all up at the last day. | 39And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. |
| 40For this is the will of my Father--for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." | 40For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” |
| 41Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven," | 41So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” |
| 42and they said, "Isn't this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?" | 42They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” |
| 43Jesus replied, "Do not complain about me to one another. | 43Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. |
| 44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. | 44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. |
| 45It is written in the prophets, 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me. | 45It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me— |
| 46(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God--he has seen the Father.) | 46not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father. |
| 47I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life. | 47Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. |
| 48I am the bread of life. | 48I am the bread of life. |
| 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. | 49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. |
| 50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die. | 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. |
| 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." | 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” |
| 52Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" | 52The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” |
| 53Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves. | 53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. |
| 54The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. | 54Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. |
| 55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. | 55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. |
| 56The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him. | 56Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. |
| 57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me. | 57As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. |
| 58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever." | 58This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” |
| 59Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. | 59Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum. |
| 60Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said, "This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?" | 60When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” |
| 61When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them, "Does this cause you to be offended? | 61But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? |
| 62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before? | 62Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? |
| 63The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. | 63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. |
| 64But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) | 64But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) |
| 65So Jesus added, "Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come." | 65And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” |
| 66After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer. | 66After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. |
| 67So Jesus said to the twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?" | 67So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” |
| 68Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. | 68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, |
| 69We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!" | 69and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” |
| 70Jesus replied, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?" | 70Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.” |
| 71(Now he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for Judas, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.) | 71He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him. |
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