John 6:1-33 ▼

1 AFTER these things Jesus went beyond the sea of Galilee, that is of Tiberias.

2 And a vast multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he performed on those who were diseased.

3 Then Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat down with his disciple.

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

5 Then Jesus lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a vast concourse of people was come to him, said to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves, that these may eat?

6 And this he said to try him: for himself knew what he would do.

7 Philip answered him, Two hundred denarii spent in bread would not procure a sufficiency for them, that every one of them might have a morsel.

8 One of his disciples saith to him, (Andrew, Simon Peter's brother,)

9 There is a little lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but these, what are they among so many?

10 Then said Jesus, Make the men sit down. For there was plenty of grass on the spot. Therefore the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

11 And Jesus took the loaves; and giving thanks, gave to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sat down; and in the same manner of the fishes, as much as they chose.

12 And when they had made a hearty meal, he saith to his disciples, Gather up the broken bits which are left, that not a morsel be wasted.

13 Then they collected them, and filled twelve baskets with fragments out of the five barley-loaves, which were more than enough for those who had eaten.

14 When therefore the men saw the miracle which Jesus had done, they said, This is of a certainty that prophet which is to come into the world.

15 Then Jesus, knowing their intention to come and to seize him by force, in order to make him king, retired again into the mountain by himself alone.

16 So when evening was now come, his disciples went down to the sea-side,

17 and embarking on a vessel were coming across the sea to Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

18 And the sea was greatly agitated by a tempestuous wind that blew.

19 Having rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and coming near the vessel, and they were affrighted.

20 But he saith to them, It is I; be not afraid.

21 Then they desired to take him into the vessel: and instantly the vessel was at the land whither they were going.

22 The next day the multitude who stayed on the other side of the sea, when they saw that there was no little vessel there, except the one into which his disciples went, and that Jesus went not with his disciples in the vessel, but that his disciples went away alone;

23 (but now little vessels had come from Tiberias near to the spot where they had eaten bread, after the Lord had given thanks:)

24 then when the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they also went into the vessels, and came to Capernaum, in search of Jesus.

25 And when they found him on the other side the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

26 Jesus replied to them and said, Ye seek me, not because ye have seen the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

27 Labour not for the meat which is perishable, but for that meat which endureth unto life eternal, which the Son of man will give you: for him hath the Father sealed, even God.

28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye should believe on him whom he hath sent.

30 Then said they to him, What miracle therefore dost thou, that we may see and believe thee? what dost thou work?

31 Our fathers did eat manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ?He gave them bread from heaven to eat.?

32 Then said Jesus unto them, Verily, verily, I tell you, It was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the real bread from heaven.

33 For he that cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world, is the bread of God.