John 6
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1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.Select John 6:1
2And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.Select John 6:2
3And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.Select John 6:3
4And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. ¶Select John 6:4
5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come to him, he says to Philip, From where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?Select John 6:5
6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.Select John 6:6
7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.Select John 6:7
8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, says to him,Select John 6:8
9There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?Select John 6:9
10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.Select John 6:10
11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.Select John 6:11
12When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.Select John 6:12
13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten.Select John 6:13
14Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. ¶Select John 6:14
15When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.Select John 6:15
16And when even was now come, his disciples went down to the sea,Select John 6:16
17And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.Select John 6:17
18And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.Select John 6:18
19So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the ship: and they were afraid.Select John 6:19
20But he says to them, It is I; be not afraid.Select John 6:20
21Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land where they went. ¶Select John 6:21
22The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one into where his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;Select John 6:22
23(However, there came other boats from Tiberias near to the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)Select John 6:23
24When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.Select John 6:24
25And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when came you here?Select John 6:25
26Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, You seek me, not because you saw the miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves, and were filled.Select John 6:26
27Labor not for the meat which perishes, but for that meat which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you: for him has God the Father sealed.Select John 6:27
28Then said they to him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?Select John 6:28
29Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent.Select John 6:29
30They said therefore to him, What sign show you then, that we may see, and believe you? what do you work?Select John 6:30
31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.Select John 6:31
32Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.Select John 6:32
33For the bread of God is he which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world.Select John 6:33
34Then said they to him, Lord, ever more give us this bread.Select John 6:34
35And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst.Select John 6:35
36But I said to you, That you also have seen me, and believe not.Select John 6:36
37All that the Father gives me shall come to me; and him that comes to me I will in no wise cast out.Select John 6:37
38For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.Select John 6:38
39And this is the Father’s will which has sent me, that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.Select John 6:39
40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.Select John 6:40
41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.Select John 6:41
42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he says, I came down from heaven?Select John 6:42
43Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves.Select John 6:43
44No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.Select John 6:44
45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that has heard, and has learned of the Father, comes to me.Select John 6:45
46Not that any man has seen the Father, save he which is of God, he has seen the Father.Select John 6:46
47Truly, truly, I say to you, He that believes on me has everlasting life.Select John 6:47
48I am that bread of life.Select John 6:48
49Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.Select John 6:49
50This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.Select John 6:50
51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.Select John 6:51
52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?Select John 6:52
53Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.Select John 6:53
54Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.Select John 6:54
55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.Select John 6:55
56He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, dwells in me, and I in him.Select John 6:56
57As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eats me, even he shall live by me.Select John 6:57
58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eats of this bread shall live for ever.Select John 6:58
59These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.Select John 6:59
60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?Select John 6:60
61When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, Does this offend you?Select John 6:61
62What and if you shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?Select John 6:62
63It is the spirit that vivifies; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.Select John 6:63
64But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.Select John 6:64
65And he said, Therefore said I to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him of my Father. ¶Select John 6:65
66From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.Select John 6:66
67Then said Jesus to the twelve, Will you also go away?Select John 6:67
68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have the words of eternal life.Select John 6:68
69And we believe and are sure that you are that Christ, the Son of the living God.Select John 6:69
70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?Select John 6:70
71He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.Select John 6:71
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