¹ After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. ² And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. ³ And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. ⁴ And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. ⁵ When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw+ a great company come to him, he said to Philip, Where will we buy bread, that these may eat? ⁶ And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. ⁷ Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. ⁸ One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, ⁹ There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? ¹⁰ And 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. ¹¹ And 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. ¹² When+ they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing+ be lost. ¹³ Therefore 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. ¹⁴ Then 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. ¹⁵ When 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. ¹⁶ And when even was now come, his disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷ And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. ¹⁸ And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. ¹⁹ So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty stadiums, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the ship: and they were afraid. ²⁰ But he said to them, It is I; be not afraid. ²¹ Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land where+ they went. ²² The 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 which+ his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; ²³ (However+ there came other boats from Tiberias near to the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks :) ²⁴ When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took+ shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. ²⁵ And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when came you here? ²⁶ Jesus 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. ²⁷ Labour not for the meat which perishes, but for that meat which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man will give to you: for him has God the Father sealed. ²⁸ Then said they to him, What will we do+ , that we might work the works of God? ²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe on him who he has sent. ³⁰ They said therefore to him, What sign shows you then, that we may see, and believe you? what do you work? ³¹ Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. ³² Then 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. ³³ For the bread of God is he which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world. ³⁴ Then said they to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. ³⁵ And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me will never hunger; and he that believes on me will never+ thirst. ³⁶ But I said to you, That you also have seen me, and believe not. ³⁷ All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him that comes to me I will in no wise cast out. ³⁸ For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. ³⁹ And 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. ⁴⁰ And 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. ⁴¹ The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. ⁴² And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he said, I came down from heaven? ⁴³ Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves. ⁴⁴ No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. ⁴⁵ It is written in the prophets, And they will be all taught of God. Every man therefore that has heard, and has learned of the Father, comes to me. ⁴⁶ Not that any man has seen the Father, save he which is+ of God, he has seen the Father. ⁴⁷ Truly, truly, I say to you, He that believes on me has everlasting life. ⁴⁸ I am that bread of life. ⁴⁹ Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 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 came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he will live for ever: and+ the bread 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 this man give us his flesh to eat? ⁵³ Then 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. ⁵⁴ Whoso 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 meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. ⁵⁶ He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, dwells in me, and I in him. ⁵⁷ As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eats me, even he will live by me. ⁵⁸ This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eats of this bread will live for ever. ⁵⁹ These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. ⁶⁰ Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? ⁶¹ When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, Does this offend you? ⁶² What and if you will see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? ⁶³ It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh+ profits nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life. ⁶⁴ But 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. ⁶⁵ And he said, Therefore+ I said to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him of my Father. ⁶⁶ From that time many of his disciples went back+ , and walked no more with him. ⁶⁷ Then said Jesus to the twelve, Will you also go away? ⁶⁸ Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to who will we go? you have the words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ And we believe and are sure that you are that Christ, the Son of the living God. ⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? ⁷¹ + He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.