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When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.

And while he was going down, his servants came to him and said, Your boy is living.

It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.

And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.

But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,

He was a burning and shining light, and for a time you were ready to be happy in his light.

And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me.

If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?

Then Jesus went up the mountain and was seated there with his disciples.

Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?

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

And when they had had enough, Jesus said to his disciples, Take up the broken bits which are over, so that nothing may be wasted.

So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, or his disciples, they got into those boats and went over to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

Now the Jews said bitter things about Jesus because of his words, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?