John 6:8-34

⁸One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him,

⁹A child is here, that hath five barley loaves and two fishes; but what be these among so many?

¹⁰Therefore Jesus saith, Make them sit to the meat. And there was much hay in the place. And so men sat to the meat, as five thousand in number. Therefore Jesus saith, Make ye men to sit at the meat. Forsooth there was much hay in the place. Therefore men sat at the meat, in number as five thousand. (And so Jesus said, Make them to sit down for the meal. And there was much hay in that place. And so the men sat down for the meal, five thousand in number.)

¹¹And Jesus took the five loaves, and when he had done thankings, he parted (them) to the men that sat to the meat or he parted to men sitting at the meat, and also of the fishes, as much as they would. (And Jesus took the five loaves, and when he had given thanks, he divided them to those who sat down for the meal, and also the fish, as much as they wanted.)

¹²And when they were full-filled (or And when they were filled full), he said to his disciples, Gather ye (up) the remnants that be left, (so) that they perish not.

¹³And so they gathered, and filled twelve coffins, of the remnant(s) of the five barley loaves and two fishes, that (were) left to them that had eaten. (And so they gathered up, and filled twelve baskets, with the remnants of the five barley loaves and the two fish, that were left by those who had eaten.)

¹⁴Therefore those men, when they had seen the sign or the token, or (the) miracle, that he had done, said, For this is verily the prophet (or For he is truly the Prophet), that is to come into the world.

¹⁵And when Jesus had known, that they were to come to take him, and make him king, he flew alone again into an hill (or he went by himself into the hills). +Therefore when Jesus had known, that they were to come that they should ravish him, (or that they had come so that they could snatch him, or they could seize him), and make him king, he alone fled again into an hill.

¹⁶And when (the) eventide was come, his disciples went down to the sea.

¹⁷And they went up into a boat, and they came over the sea into Capernaum. And darknesses were made then (or And it became dark then), and Jesus was not come to them or and Jesus had not come to them.

¹⁸And for a great wind blew, the sea rose up.

¹⁹Therefore when they had rowed as five and twenty furlongs or thirty, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and to be nigh the boat; and they dreaded, (or and they had fear, or and they were afraid).

²⁰And he said to them, I am (here); do not ye dread (or do not fear).

²¹Therefore they would take him into the boat, and anon the boat was at the land (or and at once the boat was at the land), to which they went.

²²On the tother day (or On the next day), the people, that stood over the sea, saw, that there was none other boat there but that one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples alone went or but his disciples went alone.

²³But other boats came from Tiberias beside the place, where they had eaten bread, and did thankings to God (or and gave thanks to God).

²⁴Therefore when the people had seen, that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they went up into boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

²⁵And when they had found him over the sea, they said to him, Rabbi (or Teacher), how camest thou hither?

²⁶Jesus answered to them, and said, Truly, truly, I say to you (or Truly, I tell you the truth), ye seek me, not for ye saw the miracles, but for ye ate of the loaves, and were ful filled.

²⁷Work ye not (for) meat that perisheth, but (for) that that dwelleth into everlasting life, which meat man’s Son shall give to you; for God the Father hath marked him. (Work not for the food that perisheth, but for that which remaineth unto eternal life, whichfood man’s Son shall give to you; for God the Father hath sealed him.)

²⁸Therefore they said to him, What shall we do, (so) that we work the works of God?

²⁹Jesus answered, and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe to him (or so that ye believe in him), whom he sent.

³⁰Therefore they said to him, What token then doest thou, that we see, and believe to thee? what workest thou? (And so they said to him, Then what sign doest thou, so that we can see it, and believe in thee? what miracle workest thou?)

³¹Our fathers ate manna in (the) desert, as it is written, He gave to them bread from heaven to eat.

³²Therefore Jesus saith to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you very bread from heaven; (And so Jesus said to them, Truly, I tell you the truth, it is not Moses that gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father, who now giveth you the true bread from heaven;)

³³for it is very bread that cometh down from heaven (or for it is the true bread which cometh down from heaven), and giveth life to the world.

³⁴Therefore they said to him, Lord, (for)evermore give to us this bread.