John 6:1-26 ▼

1 After these Jesus departed beyond the sea of Galilee, of Tiberias.

2 And a great crowd followed him, for they saw his signs which he did upon the sick.

3 And Jesus went up into the mount, and sat there with his disciples.

4 And the pascha was near, the festival of the Jews.

5 Then Jesus having lifted up the eyes, and seen that a great crowd comes to him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves that these might eat?

6 And this he said trying him: for himself knew what he was about to do.

7 Philip answered him. Loaves of two hundred drachmas will not suffice them, that each of them should take some little.

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,

9 There is one little boy here, who has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are these among so many?

10 And Jesus said, Make the men recline. And there was much grass in the place. Then the men reclined, the number about five thousand.

11 And Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, distributed to his disciples, and the disciples to the reclining; and likewise of the small fishes, as many as they wished.

12 And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather the fragments remaining over, that nothing should be lost.

13 Then gathered they, and filled twelve baskets of the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over to them having eaten.

14 Then the men, having seen the sign which Jesus did, said, That this is truly the prophet coming into the world.

15 Then Jesus having known that they were about to come and carry him of forcibly, that they might make him king, departed again to the mount alone.

16 And when it was evening, his disciples went down to the sea.

17 And having entered into a ship, they came beyond the sea to Capernaum. And already was there darkness, and Jesus had not come to them.

18 And the sea, a great wind blowing, arose.

19 Then having urged forward about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they behold Jesus walking upon the sea, and being near the ship: and they were afraid.

20 And he says to them, I am; be not afraid.

21 Then they wished to take him into the ship: and the ship was quickly at land to which they retired.

22 The morrow, the crowd standing beyond the sea having seen that no other small vessel was there, except that one into which his disciples had entered, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the small vessel, but his disciples departed alone;

23 (But also other small vessels came out of Tiberias near to the place where they ate bread, the Lord having returned thanks:)

24 When the crowd therefore saw that Jesus is not there, nor his disciples, they also entered into ships, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

25 And having found them beyond the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou here?

26 Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but for that ye ate of the loaves, and were satisfied.