| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1After this, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, to Tiberias). | 1After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). |
| 2A large crowd kept following him because they had seen the signs that he was performing by healing the sick. | 2And a huge crowd was following Him because they saw the signs that He was performing by healing the sick. |
| 3But Jesus went up on a hillside and sat down there with his disciples. | 3So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples. |
| 4Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. | 4Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near. |
| 5When Jesus looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming toward him, he asked Philip, "Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?" | 5Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, He asked Philip, "Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?" |
| 6Jesus said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. | 6He asked this to test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do. |
| 7Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread isn't enough for each of them to have a little." | 7Philip answered, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn't be enough for each of them to have a little." |
| 8One of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, told him, | 8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, " |
| 9"There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are these among so many people?" | 9There's a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish--but what are they for so many?" |
| 10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was plenty of grass in that area, so they sat down, numbering about 5,000 men. | 10Then Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000. |
| 11Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were seated. He also distributed as much fish as they wanted. | 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. |
| 12When they were completely satisfied, Jesus told his disciples, "Collect the pieces that are left over so that nothing is wasted." | 12When they were full, He told His disciples, "Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted." |
| 13So they collected and filled twelve baskets full of pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. | 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 that he had done, they kept saying, "Truly this is the Prophet who was to come into the world!" | 14When the people saw the sign He had done, they said, "This really is the Prophet who was to come into the world!" |
| 15Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew again to the hillside by himself. | 15Therefore, when Jesus knew that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He withdrew again to the mountain by Himself. |
| 16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, | 16When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, |
| 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already fallen, and Jesus had not yet come to them. | 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them. |
| 18A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough. | 18Then a high wind arose, and the sea began to churn. |
| 19After they had rowed about 25 or 30 stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea toward their boat. They became terrified. | 19After they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid. |
| 20But he told them, "It is I. Stop being afraid!" | 20But He said to them, "It is I. Don't be afraid!" |
| 21So they were glad to take him on board, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going. | 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 remained on the other side of the sea noticed that only one boat had been there, and no other, and that Jesus had not gotten into that boat with his disciples. Instead, his disciples had gone away by themselves. | 22The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea knew there had been only one boat. They also knew that Jesus had not boarded the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone off alone. |
| 23Other small boats from Tiberias arrived near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. | 23Some boats from Tiberias 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 these boats and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus. | 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 had found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" | 25When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You get here?" |
| 26Jesus replied to them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate the loaves and were completely satisfied. | 26Jesus answered, "I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. |
| 27Do not work for food that perishes but for food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal on him." | 27Don't work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal of approval on Him."" |
| 28Then they asked him, "What must we do to perform God's works?" | 28What can we do to perform the works of God?" they asked. |
| 29Jesus answered them, "This is God's work: to believe in the one whom he has sent." | 29Jesus replied, "This is the work of God--that you believe in the One He has sent."" |
| 30So they asked him, "What sign are you going to do so that we may see it and believe in you? What actions are you performing? | 30What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?" they asked. "What are You going to perform? |
| 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" | 31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat." |
| 32Jesus told them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. | 32Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Moses didn't give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the real bread from heaven. |
| 33The bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." | 33For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." |
| 34Then they told him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time." | 34Then they said, "Sir, give us this bread always!" |
| 35Jesus told them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never become hungry, and whoever believes in me will never become thirsty. | 35"I am the bread of life," Jesus told them. "No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again. |
| 36I told you that you have seen me, yet you don't believe. | 36But as I told you, you've seen Me, and yet you do not believe. |
| 37Everything the Father gives me will come to me, and I'll never turn away the one who comes to me. | 37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out. |
| 38I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of the one who sent me. | 38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My will, but the will of Him who sent Me. |
| 39And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything that he has given me, but should raise it to life on the last day. | 39This is the will of Him who sent Me: that I should lose none of those He has given Me but should raise them up on the last day. |
| 40This is my Father's will: That everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the last day." | 40For this is the will of My Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day." |
| 41Then the Jewish leaders began grumbling about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." | 41Therefore the Jews started complaining about Him because He said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." |
| 42They kept saying, "This is Jesus, the son of Joseph, isn't it, whose father and mother we know? So how can he say, 'I have come down from heaven'?" | 42They were saying, "Isn't this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can He now say, I have come down from heaven?" |
| 43Jesus answered them, "Stop grumbling among yourselves. | 43Jesus answered them, "Stop complaining among yourselves. |
| 44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him to life on the last day. | 44No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day. |
| 45It is written in the Prophets, 'And all of them will be taught by God.' Everyone who has listened to the Father and has learned anything comes to me. | 45It is written in the Prophets: And they will all be taught by God. Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father comes to Me-- |
| 46Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who comes from God. This one has seen the Father. | 46not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God. He has seen the Father. |
| 47Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who believes in me has eternal life. | 47"I assure you: Anyone who believes has eternal life. |
| 48I'm the bread of life. | 48I am the bread of life. |
| 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness and died. | 49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. |
| 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that a person may eat it and not die. | 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die. |
| 51I'm the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he'll live forever. And the bread I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." | 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh." |
| 52Then the Jewish leaders debated angrily with each other, asking, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" | 52At that, the Jews argued among themselves, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?" |
| 53So Jesus told them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don't have life in yourselves. | 53So Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves. |
| 54Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I'll raise him to life on the last day, | 54Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day, |
| 55because my flesh is real food, and my blood is real drink. | 55because My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink. |
| 56The person who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. | 56The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me, and I in him. |
| 57Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will also live because of me. | 57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. |
| 58This is the bread that came down from heaven, not the kind that your ancestors ate. They died, but the one who eats this bread will live forever." | 58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna your fathers ate--and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever." |
| 59He said this while teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum. | 59He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. |
| 60When many of his disciples heard this, they said, "This is a difficult statement. Who can accept it?" | 60Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, "This teaching is hard! Who can accept it?" |
| 61But Jesus, knowing within himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, asked them, "Does this offend you? | 61Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, "Does this offend you? |
| 62What if you saw the Son of Man going up to the place where he was before? | 62Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man ascending to where He was before? |
| 63It's the Spirit who gives life; the flesh accomplishes nothing. The words that I've spoken to you are spirit and life. | 63The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. |
| 64But there are some among you who don't believe..."—because Jesus knew from the beginning those who weren't believing, as well as the one who would betray him. | 64But there are some among you who don't believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who would not believe and the one who would betray Him.) |
| 65So he said, "That's why I told you that no one can come to me unless it be granted him by the Father." | 65He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted to him by the Father." |
| 66As a result, many of his disciples turned back and no longer associated with him. | 66From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him. |
| 67So Jesus asked the Twelve, "You don't want to leave, too, do you?" | 67Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?" |
| 68Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. | 68Simon Peter answered, "Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life. |
| 69Besides, we have believed and remain convinced that you are the Holy One of God." | 69We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!" |
| 70Jesus answered them, "I chose you, the Twelve, didn't I? Yet one of you is a devil." | 70Jesus replied to them, "Didn't I choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is the Devil!" |
| 71Now he was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, because this man was going to betray him, even though he was one of the Twelve. | 71He was referring to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son, one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray Him. |
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