¹ After these things Jesus went·​·away^◦ across the Sea of Galilee, the Sea of Tiberias.

² And a crowd of many followed Him, because they saw^▵ His signs which He was doing on those who were·​·sick.

³ And^◦ Jesus came up into a mountain, and there sat with His disciples.

⁴ And^◦ the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.

⁵ Jesus then, lifting·​·up^◦ His eyes and observing that a crowd of many comes to Him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

⁶ But^◦ this He said, testing him, for^◦ He Himself knew^◦ what^◦ He was·​·about to do.

⁷ Philip answered Him, Two·​·hundred denarii of bread is not sufficient for them, that each of them may take a very·​·little^◦.

⁸ One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, says to Him,

⁹ There is one little·​·boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two little·​·fishes; but what are these to so many?

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

¹¹ And^◦ Jesus took the loaves of bread, and having given thanks, He distributed to the disciples, and^◦ the disciples to those who were sitting^◦; and likewise of the little·​·fishes, as much as they desired^◦.

¹² But^◦ when^◦ they were filled, He says to His disciples, Gather the excess fragments, lest^◦ anything be lost.

¹³ Then they gathered them together, and filled^◦ twelve baskets with the fragments from^◦ the five loaves of barley bread, which were left over by those who had eaten.

¹⁴ Then^◦ the men^*, seeing^◦ the sign that Jesus did, said, This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.

¹⁵ Then^◦ Jesus, knowing that they are·​·about to come and seize Him that^◦ they might make Him a king, departed again into the mountain Himself alone.

¹⁶ And^◦ when^◦ it became evening, His disciples stepped·​·down to the sea,

¹⁷ and having stepped into the ship, they were coming across the sea toward^◦ Capernaum. And darkness had already fallen^▵, and Jesus had not come to them.

¹⁸ And, a great wind blowing, the sea was awakened.

¹⁹ Then having rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia^*, they behold Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the ship; and they were afraid.

²⁰ But^◦ He says to them, I am; be not afraid.

²¹ Then^◦ they desired^◦ to receive Him into the ship, and straightway the ship came·​·to·​·be at^◦ the land to^◦ which they were going^◦.

²² On·​·the·​·morrow, the crowd standing across the sea, having seen^◦ that there was no other boat there except that^▵ one into which His disciples had stepped, and that Jesus went· not ·with· His disciples ·into the boat, but His disciples went·​·away^◦ alone;

²³ but^◦ other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate the bread, when the Lord had given thanks;

²⁴ when the crowd therefore saw^◦ that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also stepped into the ships, and came into Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

²⁵ And having found Him across the sea, they said to Him, Rabbi, when camest Thou hither?

²⁶ Jesus answered them, and said^◦, Amen, Amen, I say to you, You seek Me, not because you saw^◦ signs, but because you ate of the bread, and were·​·satisfied.

²⁷ Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you; for Him the Father, God, has sealed.

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

²⁹ Jesus answered and said^◦ to them, This is the work of God, that^◦ you believe in^◦ Him^▵ whom He has sent^◦.

³⁰ They said^◦ therefore to Him, What^◦ sign doest Thou then, that^◦ we may see^◦ and believe Thee? What^◦ workest Thou?

³¹ Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness, as it is written, He gave them bread out·​·of heaven to eat.

³² Then^◦ Jesus said^◦ to them, Amen, Amen, I say to you, Moses gave you not the bread out·​·of heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread out·​·of heaven.

³³ For^◦ the Bread of God is He who comes·​·down out·​·of heaven, and gives life to the world.

³⁴ Then said they to Him, Lord, always give us this bread.

³⁵ And^◦ Jesus said to them, I am the Bread of Life; he who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

³⁶ But I said^◦ to you that you also have seen^▵ Me, and do not believe.

³⁷ All that the Father gives Me shall come^◦ to Me, and him who comes to Me I will not^▵ cast·​·out.

³⁸ For I came·​·down out·​·of heaven, not to^▵ do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

³⁹ And^◦ this is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all which He has given Me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it again in the last day.

⁴⁰ And^◦ this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who beholds the Son, and believes in Him, should have eternal life, and I will raise him again at the last day.

⁴¹ The Jews then^◦ murmured about Him, because He said^◦, I^◦ am the bread which came·​·down out·​·of heaven.

⁴² And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know^◦? How then^◦ says he^◦, I came·​·down out·​·of heaven?

⁴³ Then Jesus answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves.

⁴⁴ No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draw him; and I will raise him again at the last day.

⁴⁵ It is written in the Prophets, And they shall all be taught by God^*. Everyone therefore who has heard and learned from^▵ the Father comes to Me;

⁴⁶ not that anyone has seen^▵ the Father, except He who is with^◦ God; He^◦ has seen^▵ the Father.

⁴⁷ Amen, Amen, I say to you, He who believes in Me has eternal life.

⁴⁸ I am the Bread of Life.

⁴⁹ Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness, and died.

⁵⁰ This is the bread which comes·​·down out·​·of heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.

⁵¹ I am the Living Bread which came·​·down out·​·of heaven; if anyone eat of this Bread, he shall live forever; and^◦ the Bread also that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for^▫ the life of the world.

⁵² The Jews therefore strove among^▵ themselves, saying, How can He give us His flesh to eat?

⁵³ Then Jesus said to them, Amen, Amen, I say to you, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.

⁵⁴ He who eats^▵ My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him again at the last day.

⁵⁵ For My flesh is truly food, and My blood is truly drink.

⁵⁶ He who eats^▵ My flesh, and drinks My blood, remains in Me, and I in him.

⁵⁷ As the living Father has sent^◦ Me, and·​·I^◦ live by the Father, so^◦ he who eats^▵ Me, he·​·also shall live by Me.

⁵⁸ This is the bread that came·​·down out·​·of heaven, not as your fathers ate manna and died; he who eats^▵ of this bread shall live forever.

⁵⁹ These things said He in the synagogue, teaching in Capernaum.

⁶⁰ Therefore many of His disciples, when they had heard, said^◦, This word is hard; who^◦ can hear it?

⁶¹ But^◦ Jesus, knowing^◦ in Himself that His disciples are murmuring about this, said^◦ to them, Does this cause· you ·to·​·stumble?

⁶² Then^◦ what if you behold the Son of Man ascending up where He was before?

⁶³ It is the spirit that makes·​·alive; the flesh profits nothing; the sayings which I^◦ speak to you are spirit, and are life.

⁶⁴ But there are some of you who believe not. For^◦ from^◦ the beginning, Jesus knew^◦ who^◦ they are who believe not^◦, and who^◦ it is who would betray Him.

⁶⁵ And He said, On·​·account·​·of this I said^▵ to you that no·​·one can come to Me unless it be given him by^▵ My Father.

⁶⁶ From^◦ this time many of His disciples went·​·away^◦ into things behind^*, and walked no·​·more with Him.

⁶⁷ Then^◦ Jesus said^◦ to the twelve, do you also will to go·​·away?

⁶⁸ Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the sayings of eternal life.

⁶⁹ And we have come to believe and know that Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, Have I^◦ not chosen you twelve? And one of you is a devil.

⁷¹ And^◦ He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for he was about to betray Him, being one of the twelve.