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Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,

And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted."

When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.

So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval."

At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"

On hearing it, many of His disciples said, "This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?"

Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, "Does this offend you?

From that time on, many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.

For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went-not publicly, but in secret.

If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

So they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Then each went to his own home.

They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.

He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts, near the treasury. Yet no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.