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After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias).

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

A large crowd was following Him, because they were watching the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

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

And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?"

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

But He was saying this only to test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do.

And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!"

Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

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

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,

"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?"

There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

Jesus said, "Have the people recline to eat." Now there was plenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.

And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

Jesus then took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted.

And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

And when they had eaten their fill, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost."

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world."

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

So Jesus, aware that they intended to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself, alone.

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

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

And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,

and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

In addition, the sea began getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing.

And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

Then, when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat; and they were frightened.

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

So they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

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 gotten into the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had departed alone.

The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

Other small boats came from Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

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

When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You get here?"

And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled.

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

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

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Therefore they said to Him, "What are we to do, so that we may accomplish the works of God?"

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent."

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

So they said to Him, "What then are You doing as a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing?

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

"Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: 'HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.'"

Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

"For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world."

For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty.

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

"But I said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe.

But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

"Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out.

All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

"And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of everything that He has given Me I will lose nothing, but will raise it up on the last day.

And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

"For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day."

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

So then the Jews were complaining about Him because He said, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven."

The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

And they were saying, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, 'I have come down out of heaven'?"

And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

Jesus answered and said to them, "Stop complaining among yourselves.

Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

"It is written in the Prophets: 'AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.

It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

"Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.

Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who believes has eternal life.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

"I am the bread of life.

I am that bread of life.

"Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

"This is the bread that comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat from it and not die.

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

"I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world also is My flesh."

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

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

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

So 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 have no life in yourselves.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

"The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

"For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

"The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

"Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

"This is the bread that came down out of heaven, not as the fathers ate and died; the one who eats this bread will live forever."

This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.

These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

So then many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, "This statement is very unpleasant; who can listen to it?"

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

But Jesus, aware that His disciples were complaining about this, said to them, "Is this offensive to you?

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

"What then if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?

What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

"But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray Him.

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

And He was saying, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father."

And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

As a result of this many of His disciples left, and would no longer walk with Him.

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

So Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to leave also, do you?"

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

"And we have already believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God."

And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

Jesus answered them, "Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil."

Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him.

He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.