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| 1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias). | 1After this, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, to Tiberias). |
| 2A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick. | 2A large crowd kept following him because they had seen the signs that he was performing by healing the sick. |
| 3So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples. | 3But Jesus went up on a hillside and sat down there with his disciples. |
| 4(Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.) | 4Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. |
| 5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?" | 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?" |
| 6(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.) | 6Jesus said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. |
| 7Philip replied, "Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little." | 7Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread isn't enough for each of them to have a little." |
| 8One of Jesus' disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, | 8One of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, told him, |
| 9"Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?" | 9"There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are these among so many people?" |
| 10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. | 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. |
| 11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted. | 11Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were seated. He also distributed as much fish as they wanted. |
| 12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted." | 12When they were completely satisfied, Jesus told his disciples, "Collect the pieces that are left over so that nothing is wasted." |
| 13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten. | 13So they collected and filled twelve baskets full of pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. |
| 14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, "This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world." | 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!" |
| 15Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone. | 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. |
| 16Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, | 16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, |
| 17got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum. (It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.) | 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already fallen, and Jesus had not yet come to them. |
| 18By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough. | 18A strong wind was blowing, and the sea was getting rough. |
| 19Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened. | 19After they had rowed about 25 or 30 stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea toward their boat. They became terrified. |
| 20But he said to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid." | 20But he told them, "It is I. Stop being afraid!" |
| 21Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading. | 21So they were glad to take him on board, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going. |
| 22The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. | 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. |
| 23But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. | 23Other small boats from Tiberias arrived near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. |
| 24So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. | 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. |
| 25When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" | 25When they had found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" |
| 26Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted. | 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. |
| 27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life--the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him." | 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." |
| 28So then they said to him, "What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?" | 28Then they asked him, "What must we do to perform God's works?" |
| 29Jesus replied, "This is the deed God requires--to believe in the one whom he sent." | 29Jesus answered them, "This is God's work: to believe in the one whom he has sent." |
| 30So they said to him, "Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? | 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? |
| 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" | 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" |
| 32Then Jesus told them, "I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven. | 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. |
| 33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." | 33The bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." |
| 34So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time!" | 34Then they told him, "Sir, give us this bread all the time." |
| 35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty. | 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. |
| 36But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe. | 36I told you that you have seen me, yet you don't believe. |
| 37Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never send away. | 37Everything the Father gives me will come to me, and I'll never turn away the one who comes to me. |
| 38For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. | 38I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of the one who sent me. |
| 39Now this is the will of the one who sent me--that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all up at the last day. | 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. |
| 40For this is the will of my Father--for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at 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." |
| 41Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven," | 41Then the Jewish leaders began grumbling about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." |
| 42and they said, "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'?" | 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'?" |
| 43Jesus replied, "Do not complain about me to one another. | 43Jesus answered them, "Stop grumbling among yourselves. |
| 44No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. | 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. |
| 45It is written in the prophets, 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me. | 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. |
| 46(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God--he has seen the Father.) | 46Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who comes from God. This one has seen the Father. |
| 47I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life. | 47Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who believes in me has eternal life. |
| 48I am the bread of life. | 48I'm the bread of life. |
| 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. | 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness and died. |
| 50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die. | 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that a person may eat it and not die. |
| 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." | 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." |
| 52Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" | 52Then the Jewish leaders debated angrily with each other, asking, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" |
| 53Jesus said to them, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves. | 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. |
| 54The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. | 54Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I'll raise him to life on the last day, |
| 55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. | 55because my flesh is real food, and my blood is real drink. |
| 56The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him. | 56The person who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. |
| 57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will 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 also live because of me. |
| 58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever." | 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." |
| 59Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. | 59He said this while teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum. |
| 60Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said, "This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?" | 60When many of his disciples heard this, they said, "This is a difficult statement. Who can accept it?" |
| 61When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them, "Does this cause you to be offended? | 61But Jesus, knowing within himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, asked them, "Does this offend you? |
| 62Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before? | 62What if you saw the Son of Man going up to the place where he was before? |
| 63The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. | 63It's the Spirit who gives life; the flesh accomplishes nothing. The words that I've spoken to you are spirit and life. |
| 64But there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) | 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. |
| 65So Jesus added, "Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come." | 65So he said, "That's why I told you that no one can come to me unless it be granted him by the Father." |
| 66After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer. | 66As a result, many of his disciples turned back and no longer associated with him. |
| 67So Jesus said to the twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?" | 67So Jesus asked the Twelve, "You don't want to leave, too, do you?" |
| 68Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. | 68Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. |
| 69We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!" | 69Besides, we have believed and remain convinced that you are the Holy One of God." |
| 70Jesus replied, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?" | 70Jesus answered them, "I chose you, the Twelve, didn't I? Yet one of you is a devil." |
| 71(Now he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, for Judas, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.) | 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. |
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