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CHAPTER 6

After

this,

Jesus

crossed

to the other side

of the

Sea

of Galilee

(that is,

the Sea of Tiberias).

A large

crowd

followed

Him

because

they saw

the

signs

He had performed

on

the

sick.

Then

Jesus

went up

on

the

mountain

and

sat down

with

His

disciples.

Now

the

Jewish

Feast

of the

Passover

was

near.

When

Jesus

looked up

and

saw

a large

crowd

coming

toward

Him,

He said

to

Philip,

“Where

can we buy

bread

for

these people

to eat?”

But

He was asking

this

to test

him,

for

He

knew

what

He was about

to do.

Philip

answered,

“Two hundred

denarii

would not buy enough

bread

for

each of them

to have

a

small piece.”

One

of

His

disciples,

Andrew,

Simon

Peter’s

brother,

said

to Him,

“Here

is

a boy

with

five

barley

loaves

and

two

small fish.

But

what difference

will these make

among

so many?”

“Have

the

people

sit down,”

Jesus

said.

Now

there was

plenty of

grass

in

that

place,

so

the

men

sat down,

about

five thousand

of them.

Then

Jesus

took

the

loaves

and

the

fish,

gave thanks,

and distributed

to those

who were seated

as much as

they wanted.

And

when

everyone was full,

He said

to

His

disciples,

“Gather

the

pieces

that are left over,

so that

nothing

will be wasted.”

So

they collected them

and

filled

twelve

baskets

with the pieces

of

the

five

barley

loaves

left over

by those

who had eaten.

When

the

people

saw

the sign

that

Jesus had performed,

they began to say,

“Truly

this

is

the

Prophet

who

is to come

into

the

world.”

Then

Jesus,

realizing

that

they were about

to come

and

make

Him

king

by force,

withdrew

again

to

a mountain

by Himself.

When

evening

came,

His

disciples

went down

to

the

sea,

got into

a boat,

and started

across

the

sea

to

Capernaum.

It was

already

dark,

and

Jesus

had not yet gone out

to

them.

A strong

wind

was blowing

and

the

sea

grew agitated.

When

they had rowed

about

three or four miles,

they saw

Jesus

approaching

the

boat,

walking

on

the

sea—

and

they were terrified.

But

Jesus spoke up:

“It is

I;

do not

be afraid.”

Then

they were willing

to take

Him

into

the

boat,

and

at once

the

boat

reached

the

shore

where

they were heading.

The

next day,

the

crowd

that

had remained

on the other side

of the

sea

realized

that

only

one

boat

had been

there,

and

that

Jesus

had not boarded

it

with His

disciples,

but

they

had gone away

alone.

However,

some boats

from

Tiberias

arrived

near

the

place

they had eaten

the

bread

after the

Lord

had given thanks.

So

when

the

crowd

saw

that

neither

Jesus

nor

His

disciples

were

there,

they

got

into

the

boats

and

went

to

Capernaum

to look for

Him.

When

they found

Him

on the other side

of the

sea,

they asked

Him,

“Rabbi,

when

did You get

here?”

Jesus

replied,

“Truly,

truly,

I tell

you,

it is not

because

you saw

these signs

that you are looking for

Me,

but

because

you ate

the

loaves

and

had your fill.

Do not

work for

food

that

perishes,

but for

food

that

endures

to

eternal

life,

which

the

Son

of Man

will give

you.

For

on Him

God

the

Father

has placed His seal of approval."

Then

they inquired,

“What

must we do

to

perform

the

works

of God?”

Jesus

replied,

“The

work

of God

is

this:

to

believe

in

the One

He

has sent.”

So

they asked

Him,

“What

sign

then

will You

perform,

so that

we may see it

and

believe

You?

What

will You do?

Our

forefathers

ate

the

manna

in

the

wilderness,

as

it is

written:

‘He gave

them

bread

from

heaven

to eat.’”

Jesus

said

to them,

“Truly,

truly,

I tell

you,

it was not

Moses

who gave

you

the

bread

from

heaven,

but it is

My

Father

who gives

you

the

TRUE

bread

from

heaven.

For

the

bread

of God

is

He who

comes down

from

heaven

and

gives

life

to the

world.”

“Sir,”

they said,

“give

us

this

bread

at all times.”

Jesus

answered,

“I

am

the

bread

of life.

Whoever

comes

to

Me

will never hunger,

and

whoever

believes

in

Me

will never thirst.

But

as I told

you,

you have seen

Me

and still

you do not

believe.

Everyone

the

Father

gives

Me

will come

to

Me,

and

the one who

comes

to

Me

I will never drive

away.

For

I have come down

from

heaven,

not

to

do

My

own

will,

but to do

the

will

of Him who

sent

Me.

And

this

is

the

will

of Him who

sent

Me,

that

I shall lose

none

of

those

He has given

Me,

but

raise them up

at

the

last

day.

For

it

is

My

Father’s

will

that

everyone

who

looks to

the

Son

and

believes

in

Him

shall have

eternal

life,

and

I

will raise him up

at

the

last

day."

At this,

the

Jews

began to grumble

about

Jesus

because

He had said,

“I

am

the

bread

that

came down

from

heaven.”

They were asking,

“Is

this

not

Jesus,

the

son

of Joseph,

whose

father

and

mother

we

know?

How

then

can He say,

‘I have come down

from

heaven?’”

“Stop

grumbling

among

yourselves,”

Jesus

replied.

“No one

can

come

to

Me

unless

the

Father

who

sent

Me

draws

him,

and I

will raise him up

at

the

last

day.

It is

written

in

the

Prophets:

‘And

they will all be

taught

by God.’

Everyone

who

has heard

the

Father

and

learned

from Him

comes

to

Me—

not

that

anyone

has seen

the

Father

except

the One who

is

from

God;

only He

has seen

the

Father.

Truly,

truly,

I tell

you,

he who

believes

has

eternal

life.

I

am

the

bread

of life.

Your

forefathers

ate

the

manna

in

the

wilderness,

yet

they died.

This

is

the

bread

that

comes down

from

heaven,

so that

anyone

may eat

of

it

and

not

die.

I

am

the

living

bread

that

came down

from

heaven.

If

anyone

eats

of

this

bread,

he will live

forever.

And

this

bread,

which

I

will give

for

the

life

of the

world,

is

My

flesh."

At this,

the

Jews

began to argue

among

themselves,

“How

can

this man

give

us

His

flesh

to eat?”

So

Jesus

said

to them,

“Truly,

truly,

I tell

you,

unless

you eat

the

flesh

and

drink

the

blood

of the

Son

of Man,

you have

no

life

in

you.

Whoever

eats

My

flesh

and

drinks

My

blood

has

eternal

life,

and I

will raise him up

at the

last

day.

For

My

flesh

is

real

food,

and

My

blood

is

real

drink.

Whoever

eats

My

flesh

and

drinks

My

blood

remains

in

Me,

and I

in

him.

Just as

the

living

Father

sent

Me

and I

live

because of

the

Father,

so

also

the one who

feeds on

Me

will live

because of

Me.

This

is

the

bread

that

came down

from

heaven.

Unlike

your

forefathers,

who ate the manna

and

died,

the one who

eats

this

bread

will live

forever.”

Jesus said

this

while teaching

in

the synagogue

in

Capernaum.

On hearing it,

many

of

His

disciples

said,

“This

is

a difficult

teaching.

Who

can

accept

it?”

Aware

that

His

disciples

were grumbling

about

this teaching ,

Jesus

asked

them,

“Does this

offend

you?

Then

what will happen if

you see

the

Son

of Man

ascend

to where

He was

before?

The

Spirit

gives life;

the

flesh

profits

nothing.

The

words

I

have spoken

to you

are

spirit

and

they are

life.

However,

there are

some

of

you

who

do not believe.”

(For

Jesus

had known

from

the beginning

which

of them

did not believe

and

who

would betray

Him.)

Then

Jesus said,

“This

is why

I told

you

that

no one

can

come

to

Me

unless

the

Father

has granted it

to him.”

From

that time on,

many

of

His

disciples

turned back

and

no longer

walked

with

Him.

So

Jesus

asked

the

Twelve,

“Do you

want

to leave

too?”

Simon

Peter

replied,

“Lord,

to

whom

would we go?

You have

the words

of eternal

life.

We

believe

and

know

that

You

are

the

Holy One

of God.”

Jesus

answered

them,

“Have I

not

chosen

you,

the

Twelve?

Yet

one

of

you

is

a devil!”

He was speaking

about Judas,

the son of Simon

Iscariot.

For although

Judas was

one

of

the

Twelve,

he was later

to betray

Jesus.

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