John 6:1-21 ▼

1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

2 And a great multitude followed Him, because they saw his miracles which He performed on them that were diseased.

3 So Jesus went up to a mountain, and there He sat down with his disciples.

4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

5 Then Jesus lifted up his eyes, and seeing a great multitude come to Him, saith to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these people may eat?

6 (and this He said to try him, for He knew what He was going to do:)

7 Philip answered Him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.

8 One of his disciples, to wit, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter,

9 saith unto Him, There is a lad here, that hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among so many?

10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down: (now there was much grass in the place:) so the men sat down in number about five thousand.

11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks, He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sat down; and of the fishes likewise, as much as they would take.

12 And when they were filled, He saith to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that are left, that nothing may be lost.

13 They therefore gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained after they had eaten.

14 Therefore the people when they had seen the miracle that Jesus wrought, said, this is certainly the Prophet who was to come into the world.

15 Jesus therefore knowing that they would come, and take Him by force if possible, to make Him king, retired again to the mountain Himself alone.

16 And when evening was come, his disciples went down to the sea:

17 and having entered into a ship were going over the Sea towards Capernaum: and it was now dark, and Jesus was not yet come to them.

18 And the sea rose high by reason of a violent wind.

19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and near the ship: and they were affrighted.

20 But He saith unto them, It is I: be not afraid.

21 They desired therefore to take Him into the ship: and immediately the vessel was at the land to which they were going.