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Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

¹ After these things ^(C1)Jesus went away to the other side of ^(C2)the Sea of Galilee (or ^(C3)Tiberias).² Now a large crowd was following Him, because they were seeing the ^(F1)(C1)signs which He was doing on those who were sick.³ Then ^(C1)Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He was sitting down with His disciples.⁴ Now ^(C1)the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.⁵ Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, ^(*)said to ^(C1)Philip, "Where should we buy bread, so that these people may eat?"⁶ And this He was saying to ^(C1)test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.^7 (C1)Philip answered Him, "^(C2)Two hundred ^(F1)denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little."⁸ One of His ^(C1)disciples, ^(C2)Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, ^(*)said to Him,⁹ "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two ^(C1)fish, but what are these for so many people?"¹⁰ Jesus said, "Have the people ^(F1)sit down." Now there was ^(C1)much grass in the place. So the men ^(F1)sat down, in number about ^(C2)five thousand.¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, and ^(C1)having given thanks, He distributed them to those who were seated; likewise also of the ^(C2)fish, as much as they wanted.¹² And when they were filled, He ^(*)said to His ^(C1)disciples, "Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost."¹³ So they gathered them up, and filled twelve ^(C1)baskets with pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.¹⁴ Therefore when the people saw the ^(F1)sign which He had done, they were saying, "This is truly the ^(C1)Prophet who is to come into the world."

Jesus Walks on the Sea

¹⁵ So Jesus, knowing that they were going to come and take Him by force ^(C1)to make Him king, ^(C2)withdrew again to ^(C3)the mountain by Himself alone.

¹⁶ Now when evening came, His ^(C1)disciples went down to the sea,¹⁷ and after getting into a boat, they began to cross the sea ^(C1)to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.¹⁸ And the sea ^(*)was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.¹⁹ Then, when they had rowed about ^(F1)twenty-five or thirty stadia, they ^(*)saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened.²⁰ But He ^(*)said to them, ^(F1)"It is I; ^(F2)(C1)do not be afraid."²¹ So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

²² On the next day, ^(C1)the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus ^(C2)had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone.²³ Other small boats came from ^(C1)Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the ^(C2)Lord ^(C3)had given thanks.²⁴ So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and ^(C1)came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.²⁵ And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "^(C1)Rabbi, when did You come here?"

I Am the Bread of Life

²⁶ Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you ^(C1)seek Me, not because you saw ^(C2)signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.²⁷ "Do not ^(C1)work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to ^(C2)eternal life, which ^(C3)the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, ^(C4)set His seal."²⁸ Therefore they said to Him, "What should we do, so that we may work the works of God?"²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, "This is ^(C1)the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He ^(C2)has sent."³⁰ So they said to Him, "^(C1)What then do You do for a ^(C2)sign so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform?³¹ "^(C1)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, '^(C2)HE GAVE THEM BREAD FROM HEAVEN TO EAT.'"³² Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses has not given you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.³³ "For the bread of God is ^(F1)that which ^(C1)comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."³⁴ Then they said to Him, "Lord, always ^(C1)give us this bread."

³⁵ Jesus said to them, "^(C1)I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never hunger, and he who believes in Me ^(C2)will never thirst.³⁶ "But ^(C1)I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe.³⁷ "^(C1)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out.³⁸ "For ^(C1)I have come down from heaven, ^(C2)not to do My own will, but ^(C3)the will of Him who ^(C4)sent Me.³⁹ "Now this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of ^(C1)all that He has given Me I ^(C2)lose nothing, but ^(C3)raise it up on the last day.⁴⁰ "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who ^(C1)sees the Son and ^(C2)believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will ^(C3)raise him up on the last day."

Words to the Jews

^41 (C1)Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that ^(C2)came down from heaven."⁴² They were saying, "^(C1)Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother ^(C2)we know? How does He now say, '^(C3)I have come down from heaven'?"⁴³ Jesus answered and said to them, "Stop grumbling among yourselves.⁴⁴ "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me ^(C1)draws him; and I will ^(C2)raise him up on the last day.⁴⁵ "It is written ^(C1)in the prophets, '^(C2)AND THEY SHALL ALL BE ^(C3)TAUGHT BY GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.⁴⁶ "^(C1)Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.⁴⁷ "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes ^(C1)has eternal life.⁴⁸ "^(C1)I am the bread of life.⁴⁹ "^(C1)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.⁵⁰ "This is the bread which ^(C1)comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and ^(C2)not die.⁵¹ "^(C1)I am the living bread that ^(C2)came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, ^(C3)he will live forever; and also the bread which I will give ^(C4)for the life of the world is ^(C5)My flesh."

^52 (C1)Then the Jews ^(C2)began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"⁵³ So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of ^(C1)the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.⁵⁴ "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will ^(C1)raise him up on the last day.⁵⁵ "For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.⁵⁶ "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood ^(C1)abides in Me, and I in him.⁵⁷ "As the ^(C1)living Father ^(C2)sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.⁵⁸ "This is the bread which ^(C1)came down out of heaven, not as ^(C2)the fathers ate and died. He who eats this bread ^(C3)will live forever."

Words to the Disciples

⁶⁰ Therefore many of His ^(C1)disciples, when they heard this said, "^(C2)This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?"⁶¹ But Jesus, ^(C1)knowing in Himself that His disciples were grumbling at this, said to them, "Does this ^(C2)cause you to stumble?⁶² "What then if you see ^(C1)the Son of Man ^(C2)ascending to where He was before?⁶³ "^(C1)The Spirit is the One who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; ^(C2)the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.⁶⁴ "But there are ^(C1)some of you who do not believe." For Jesus ^(C2)knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and ^(C3)who it was that would ^(F1)betray Him.⁶⁵ And He was saying, "For this reason I have ^(C1)said to you, that no one can come to Me unless ^(C2)it has been granted him from the Father."

Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

⁶⁶ As a result of this many of His ^(C1)disciples ^(F1)(C2)went away and were not walking with Him anymore.⁶⁷ So Jesus said to ^(C1)the twelve, "Do you also want to go?"^68 (C1)Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^(C2)words of eternal life.⁶⁹ "And we have believed and have come to know that You are ^(C1)the Holy One of God."⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, "^(C1)Did I Myself not choose you, ^(C2)the twelve, and yet one of you is ^(C3)a devil?"⁷¹ Now He was speaking of Judas ^(C1)the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, ^(C2)one of ^(C3)the twelve, ^(F1)was going to betray Him.