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And the Father who sent me, that one has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form.

And you do not have his word residing in yourselves, because the one whom that one sent, in this one you do not believe.

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If another should come in his own name, you would accept that one!

So Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down there with his disciples.

One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,

And when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Gather the remaining fragments so that nothing is lost."

Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea.

On the next day, the crowd that was on the other side of the sea saw that other boats were not there (except one), and that Jesus had not entered with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had departed alone.

So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.

Do not work for the food that perishes, but the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has set his seal on this one."

So the Jews began to quarrel among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves!

Thus many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, "This saying is hard! Who can understand it?"

But Jesus, because he knew within himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, "Does this cause you to be offended?

For this reason many of his disciples drew back and were not walking with him any longer.

So his brothers said to him, "Depart from here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also can see your works that you are doing.

(For not even his brothers believed in him.)

But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not openly, but (as it were) in secret.

If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself.

The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But the one who seeks the glory of the one who sent him—this one is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.