John 6:8-59

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 or at the meat. And there was much hay in the place. And so men sat to or at the meat, as five thousand in number.

¹¹And Jesus took the five loaves, and when he had done thankings, he parted to the men that sat at the meat, and also of the fishes, as much as they would.

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

¹³And so they gathered, and filled twelve coffins, of the remnants of the five barley loaves and two fishes, that left to them that had eaten.

¹⁴Therefore those men, when they had seen the sign or the token, or miracle, that he had done, said, For this is verily 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 or fled alone again into an hill.

¹⁶And when 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, and Jesus was not or 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.

²⁰And he said to them, I am; do not ye dread.

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

²²On the tother 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 went alone.

²³But other boats came from Tiberias beside the place, where they had eaten bread, and did thankings 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, how camest thou hither?

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

²⁷Work ye not meat that perisheth, but that that dwelleth into everlasting life, which meat man’s Son shall give to you; for God the Father hath marked him.

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

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

³⁰Therefore they said to him, What token then doest thou, that we see, and believe to thee? what workest thou?

³¹Our fathers ate manna in 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;

³³for it is very bread that cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.

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

³⁵And Jesus said to them, I am bread of life; he that cometh to me, shall not hunger; and he that believeth in me, shall never thirst.

³⁶But I said to you, that ye have seen me, and ye believe not.

³⁷All thing that the Father giveth to me, shall come to me; and I shall not cast him out, that cometh to me.

³⁸For I came down from heaven, not that I do my will, but the will of him that sent me.

³⁹And this is the will of the Father that sent me, that all thing that the Father gave to me, I lose not or nought of it, but again-raise it in the last day.

⁴⁰And this is the will of my Father that sent me, that each man that seeth the Son, and believeth in him, have everlasting life; and I shall again-raise him in the last day.

⁴¹Therefore the Jews grutched of him, for he had said, I am bread that came down from heaven.

⁴²And they said, Whether this is not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have known. How then saith he this, That I came down from heaven?

⁴³Therefore Jesus answered, and said to them, Do not ye grutch together.

⁴⁴No man may come to me, but if or no but the Father that sent me, draw him; and I shall again-raise him in the last day.

⁴⁵It is written in the prophets, And all men shall be able to be taught of God. Each man that hath heard of the Father, and hath learned, cometh to me.

⁴⁶Not for any man hath seen the Father, but this that is of God, hath seen the Father.

⁴⁷Soothly, soothly, I say to you, he that believeth in me, hath everlasting life.

⁴⁸I am the bread of life.

⁴⁹Your fathers ate manna in desert, and be dead.

⁵⁰This is bread coming down from heaven, that if any man eat thereof, he die not.

⁵¹I am living bread, that came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live without end. And the bread that I shall give, is my flesh for the life of the world.

⁵²Therefore the Jews chided together, and said, How may this give to us his flesh to eat?

⁵³Therefore Jesus saith to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, but ye eat the flesh of man’s Son, and drink his blood, ye shall not have life in you.

⁵⁴He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life, and I shall again-raise him in the last day.

⁵⁵For my flesh is very meat, and my blood is very drink.

⁵⁶He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

⁵⁷As my Father living sent me, and I live for the Father, and he that eateth me, he shall live for me.

⁵⁸This is bread, that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers ate manna, and be dead; he that eateth this bread, shall live without end.

⁵⁹He said these things in the syna-gogue, teaching in Capernaum.