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When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living.

So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, "Your son lives"; and he himself believed and his whole household.

Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.

For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

"Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,

"He was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

"And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

"You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent.

"I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

"But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

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

Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?"

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

When they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost."

Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone.

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

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

Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"