John, 6

1. After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee -- or of Tiberias-

1. After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiber'i-as.

2. and a large crowd followed him, impressed by the signs he had done in curing the sick.

2. And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were diseased.

3. Jesus climbed the hillside and sat down there with his disciples.

3. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there sat down with his disciples.

4. The time of the Jewish Passover was near.

4. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

5. Looking up, Jesus saw the crowds approaching and said to Philip, 'Where can we buy some bread for these people to eat?'

5. Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, "How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?"

6. He said this only to put Philip to the test; he himself knew exactly what he was going to do.

6. This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

7. Philip answered, 'Two hundred denarii would not buy enough to give them a little piece each.'

7. Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little."

8. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said,

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

9. 'Here is a small boy with five barley loaves and two fish; but what is that among so many?'

9. "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?"

10. Jesus said to them, 'Make the people sit down.' There was plenty of grass there, and as many as five thousand men sat down.

10. Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place; so the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

11. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were sitting there; he then did the same with the fish, distributing as much as they wanted.

11. Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.

12. When they had eaten enough he said to the disciples, 'Pick up the pieces left over, so that nothing is wasted.'

12. And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost."

13. So they picked them up and filled twelve large baskets with scraps left over from the meal of five barley loaves.

13. So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten.

14. Seeing the sign that he had done, the people said, 'This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.'

14. When the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!"

15. Jesus, as he realised they were about to come and take him by force and make him king, fled back to the hills alone.

15. Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

16. That evening the disciples went down to the shore of the sea

16. When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

17. and got into a boat to make for Capernaum on the other side of the sea. It was getting dark by now and Jesus had still not rejoined them.

17. got into a boat, and started across the sea to Caper'na-um. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

18. The wind was strong, and the sea was getting rough.

18. The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing.

19. They had rowed three or four miles when they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming towards the boat. They were afraid,

19. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat. They were frightened,

20. but he said, 'It's me. Don't be afraid.'

20. but he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

21. They were ready to take him into the boat, and immediately it reached the shore at the place they were making for.

21. Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

22. Next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side saw that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that the disciples had set off by themselves.

22. On the next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

23. Other boats, however, had put in from Tiberias, near the place where the bread had been eaten.

23. However, boats from Tiber'i-as came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

24. When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus.

24. So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Caper'na-um, seeking Jesus.

25. When they found him on the other side, they said to him, 'Rabbi, when did you come here?'

25. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"

26. Jesus answered: In all truth I tell you, you are looking for me not because you have seen the signs but because you had all the bread you wanted to eat.

26. Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.

27. Do not work for food that goes bad, but work for food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of man will give you, for on him the Father, God himself, has set his seal.

27. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal."

28. Then they said to him, 'What must we do if we are to carry out God's work?'

28. Then they said to him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?"

29. Jesus gave them this answer, 'This is carrying out God's work: you must believe in the one he has sent.'

29. Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."

30. So they said, 'What sign will you yourself do, the sight of which will make us believe in you? What work will you do?

30. So they said to him, "Then what sign do you do, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you perform?

31. Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as scripture says: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'

31. Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, `He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"

32. Jesus answered them: In all truth I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, it is my Father who gives you the bread from heaven, the true bread;

32. Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

33. for the bread of God is the bread which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

33. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world."

34. 'Sir,' they said, 'give us that bread always.'

34. They said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always."

35. Jesus answered them: I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst.

35. Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.

36. But, as I have told you, you can see me and still you do not believe.

36. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.

37. Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me; I will certainly not reject anyone who comes to me,

37. All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out.

38. because I have come from heaven, not to do my own will, but to do the will of him who sent me.

38. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

39. Now the will of him who sent me is that I should lose nothing of all that he has given to me, but that I should raise it up on the last day.

39. and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day.

40. It is my Father's will that whoever sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and that I should raise that person up on the last day.

40. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

41. Meanwhile the Jews were complaining to each other about him, because he had said, 'I am the bread that has come down from heaven.'

41. The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down from heaven."

42. They were saying, 'Surely this is Jesus son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know. How can he now say, "I have come down from heaven?" '

42. They said, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, `I have come down from heaven'?"

43. Jesus said in reply to them, 'Stop complaining to each other.

43. Jesus answered them, "Do not murmur among yourselves.

44. 'No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me, and I will raise that person up on the last day.

44. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

45. It is written in the prophets: They will all be taught by God; everyone who has listened to the Father, and learnt from him, comes to me.

45. It is written in the prophets, `And they shall all be taught by God.' Every one who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.

46. Not that anybody has seen the Father, except him who has his being from God: he has seen the Father.

46. Not that any one has seen the Father except him who is from God; he has seen the Father.

47. In all truth I tell you, everyone who believes has eternal life.

47. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.

48. I am the bread of life.

48. I am the bread of life.

49. Your fathers ate manna in the desert and they are dead;

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

50. but this is the bread which comes down from heaven, so that a person may eat it and not die.

50. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die.

51. I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.'

51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."

52. Then the Jews started arguing among themselves, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?'

52. The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

53. Jesus replied to them: In all truth I tell you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

53. So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, 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. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise that person up on the last day.

54. he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

55. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.

55. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

56. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in that person.

56. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.

57. As the living Father sent me and I draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will also draw life from me.

57. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me.

58. This is the bread which has come down from heaven; it is not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.

58. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever."

59. This is what he taught at Capernaum in the synagogue.

59. This he said in the synagogue, as he taught at Caper'na-um.

60. After hearing it, many of his followers said, 'This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?'

60. Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, "This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?"

61. Jesus was aware that his followers were complaining about it and said, 'Does this disturb you?

61. But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said to them, "Do you take offense at this?

62. What if you should see the Son of man ascend to where he was before?

62. Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending where he was before?

63. 'It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has nothing to offer. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

63. It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

64. 'But there are some of you who do not believe.' For Jesus knew from the outset who did not believe and who was to betray him.

64. But there are some of you that do not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray him.

65. He went on, 'This is why I told you that no one could come to me except by the gift of the Father.'

65. And he said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father."

66. After this, many of his disciples went away and accompanied him no more.

66. After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him.

67. Then Jesus said to the Twelve, 'What about you, do you want to go away too?'

67. Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you also wish to go away?"

68. Simon Peter answered, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the message of eternal life,

68. Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life;

69. and we believe; we have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.'

69. and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God."

70. Jesus replied to them, 'Did I not choose the Twelve of you? Yet one of you is a devil.'

70. Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"

71. He meant Judas son of Simon Iscariot, since this was the man, one of the Twelve, who was to betray him.

71. He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was to betray him.