1After Mt 14:13-21; Mk 6:30-44; Lk 9:10-17 this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee Mk 1:16 (or Tiberias Jn 6:23; 21:1).

2And a huge crowd was following Him because they saw the signs that He was performing by healing the sick.

3So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples.

4Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near.

5Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, Mk 1:45 He asked Philip, Mk 3:18 “Where will we buy bread so these people can eat? ”

6He asked this to test him, Ex 15:25 for He Himself knew what He was going to do.

7Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii Mt 18:28 worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.”

8One of His disciples, Andrew, Mt 4:18; 10:2; Mk 1:16,29; 3:18; 13:3; Lk 6:14; Jn 1:40,44; 12:22; Ac 1:13 Simon Mt 16:17 Peter’s Lk 6:14; Ac 10:32 brother, said to Him,

9“There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish — but what are they for so many? ”

10Then Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”

11Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were seated — so also with the fish, as much as they wanted. 2Kg 4:42-44

12When they were full, He told His disciples, “Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted.” Lk 15:4

13So they collected them and filled 12 baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.

14When the people saw the sign Other mss read signs He had done, they said, “This really is the Prophet Dt 18:15 who was to come Mt 11:3; Lk 7:19-20; Rm 5:14; Heb 10:37 into the world! ” Jn 18:37

15Therefore, when Jesus knew that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, Jn 19:21 He withdrew again A previous withdrawal is mentioned in Mk 6:31-32, an event that occurred just before the feeding of the 5,000. to the mountain by Himself.

16When Mt 14:22-36; Mk 6:45-56 evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Lk 10:15 Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them.

18Then a high wind arose, and the sea began to churn.

19After they had rowed about three or four miles, Lit 25 or 30 stadia ; 1 stadion = 600 feet they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid.

20But He said to them, “It is I. Lit I am Ex 3:14; Ps 45:8; Jn 8:24 Don’t be afraid! ”

21Then they were willing to take Him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading.

22The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea knew there had been only one boat. Other mss add into which His disciples had entered Jn 21:8 They also knew that Jesus had not boarded the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone off alone.

23Some boats from Tiberias Jn 6:1; 21:1 came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord gave thanks.

24When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

25When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, Jn 11:8 when did You get here? ”

26Jesus answered, “I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw Or perceived the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.

28“What can we do to perform the works of God? ” they asked.

29Jesus replied, “This is the work Jn 5:36 of God — that you believe in the One He has sent.” Mk 9:37; Jn 1:6

30“What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You? ” they asked. “What are You going to perform?

31Our fathers ate the manna Ex 16:31 in the wilderness, Rv 12:6 just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” Bread miraculously provided by God for the Israelites Ex 16:4,15; Ps 78:24 Ex 16:4; Ps 78:24

32Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Moses Ps 77:20; Mt 8:4; Heb 3:2 didn’t give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the real bread from heaven.

34Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always! ”

35“I am Jn 8:24 the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to Me Lk 14:26 will ever be hungry, Jn 4:14; Rv 7:16 and no one who believes in Me Mt 18:6; Mk 9:42; Jn 6:35; 7:38; 11:25-26; 12:44,46; 14:12; 16:9 will ever be thirsty Jn 7:37 again.

36But as I told you, you’ve seen Me, Other mss omit Me and yet you do not believe.

41Therefore the Jews started complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

42They were saying, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, Jn 1:45 whose father and mother we know? How can He now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’? ”

43Jesus answered them, “Stop complaining among yourselves.

44No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws Or brings, or leads ; see the use of this Gk verb in Jn 12:32; 21:6; Ac 16:19; Jms 2:6. him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

45It is written in the Prophets: Mt 2:23; Ac 7:52 And they will all be taught by God. Is 54:13 Is 54:13 Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father 1Co 2:13; 1Th 4:9; 1Jn 2:20 comes to Me —

46not that anyone has seen the Father Ex 33:20; Jn 5:47 except the One who is from God. Jn 16:27 He has seen the Father. Lk 10:22; Jn 8:38; 14:9

47“I assure you: Anyone who believes Other mss add in Me has eternal life.

51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live Php 1:21 forever. Rv 4:9 The bread that I will give for the life Jn 5:26; 6:53 of the world is My flesh.” Php 3:3; Heb 10:10

52At that, the Jews argued 2Tm 2:24 among themselves, Jn 9:16; 10:19 “How can this man give us His flesh to eat? ”

53So Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man Mk 2:10 and drink His blood, Heb 9:12 you do not have life in yourselves.

58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna Other mss omit the manna your fathers ate — and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.” Rv 4:9

59He said these things while teaching in the synagogue Jms 2:2 in Capernaum. Lk 10:15

60Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This teaching is hard! Who can accept Lit hear it? ”

61Jesus, knowing in Himself Mk 10:32; Jn 1:47-48; 2:24-25; 4:17-18; 9:3; 11:4,11; 13:10-11,38 that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, “Does this offend you?

64But there are some among you who don’t believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning Jn 16:30; Ac 26:4 those who would not Other mss omit not believe and the one who would betray Mt 10:4; Jn 13:21 Him.)

65He said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me Lk 14:26 unless it is granted to him by the Father.”

66From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him.

67Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve, Mk 11:11 “You don’t want to go away too, do you? ”

68Simon Peter Lk 6:14 answered, “Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life.

69We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God! ” Other mss read You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God Mk 1:24

70Jesus replied to them, “Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve? Jn 13:18 Yet one of you is the Devil! ” Mt 4:1,10; Jn 13:2,27; Ac 13:10

71He was referring to Judas, Mk 3:19 Simon Iscariot’s son, Other mss read Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son Lit Judas, of Simon Iscariot one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray Mt 10:4; Jn 13:21 Him.