Five Thousand Men Fed

6 After these things ^(A)Jesus went away to the other side of ^(B)the Sea of Galilee (or ^(C)Tiberias). ² A large crowd was following Him, because they were watching the ^[a](D)signs which He was performing on those who were sick. ³ But ^(E)Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. ⁴ Now ^(F)the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. ⁵ So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to ^(G)Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” ⁶ But He was saying this only to ^(H)test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. ^7 (I)Philip answered Him, “^(J)Two hundred ^[b]denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!” ⁸ One of His ^(K)disciples, ^(L)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him, ⁹ “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two ^(M)fish; but what are these for so many people?” ¹⁰ Jesus said, “Have the people recline to eat.” Now there was ^(N)plenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about ^[c](O)five thousand in number. ¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, and ^(P)after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the ^(Q)fish, as much as they wanted. ¹² And when they had eaten their fill, He *said to His ^(R)disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.” ¹³ So they gathered them up, and filled twelve ^(S)baskets with pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. ¹⁴ Therefore when the people saw the ^[d]sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the ^(T)Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Words to the People

²⁶ Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you ^(A)seek Me, not because you saw ^[a](B)signs, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled. ²⁷ Do not ^(C)work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for ^(D)eternal life, which ^(E)the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, ^(F)has set His ^[b]seal.” ²⁸ Therefore they said to Him, “What are we to do, so that we may accomplish the works of God?” ²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, “This is ^(G)the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He ^(H)has sent.” ³⁰ So they said to Him, “^(I)What then are You doing as a ^(J)sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? ^31 (K)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘^(L)He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’” ³² Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. ³³ For the bread of God is ^[c]that which ^(M)comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.” ³⁴ Then they said to Him, “Lord, always ^(N)give us this bread.”

³⁵ Jesus said to them, “^(O)I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me ^(P)will never be thirsty. ³⁶ But ^(Q)I said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe. ^37 (R)Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out. ³⁸ For ^(S)I have come down from heaven, ^(T)not to do My own will, but ^(U)the will of Him who ^(V)sent Me. ³⁹ And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of ^(W)everything that He has given Me I will ^(X)lose nothing, but will ^(Y)raise it up on the last day. ⁴⁰ For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who ^(Z)sees the Son and ^(AA)believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will ^(AB)raise him up on the last day.”

Words to the Jews

^41 (AC)So then the Jews were complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that ^(AD)came down out of heaven.” ⁴² And they were saying, “^(AE)Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother ^(AF)we know? How does He now say, ‘^(AG)I have come down out of heaven’?” ⁴³ Jesus answered and said to them, “Stop complaining among yourselves. ⁴⁴ No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me ^(AH)draws him; and I will ^(AI)raise him up on the last day. ⁴⁵ It is written ^(AJ)in the Prophets: ‘^(AK)And they shall all be ^(AL)taught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me. ^46 (AM)Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father. ⁴⁷ Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who believes ^(AN)has eternal life. ^48 (AO)I am the bread of life. ^49 (AP)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. ⁵⁰ This is the bread that ^(AQ)comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat from it and ^(AR)not die. ^51 (AS)I am the living bread that ^(AT)came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, ^(AU)he will live forever; and the bread which I will give ^(AV)for the life of the world also is ^(AW)My flesh.”