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Text -- John 6:1-71 (NET)
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The Feeding of the Five Thousand
6:1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias ).
6:2 A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick .
6:3 So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples .
6:4 (Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near .)
6:5 Then Jesus , when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him , said to Philip , “Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat ?”
6:6 (Now Jesus said this to test him , for he knew what he was going to do .)
6:7 Philip replied , “Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them , for each one to get a little .”
6:8 One of Jesus ’ disciples , Andrew , Simon Peter’s brother , said to him ,
6:9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish , but what good are these for so many people ?”
6:10 Jesus said , “Have the people sit down .” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place .) So the men sat down , about five thousand in number .
6:11 Then Jesus took the loaves , and when he had given thanks , he distributed the bread to those who were seated . He then did the same with the fish , as much as they wanted .
6:12 When they were all satisfied , Jesus said to his disciples , “Gather up the broken pieces that are left over , so that nothing is wasted .”
6:13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten .
6:14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed , they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world .”
6:15 Then Jesus , because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king , withdrew again up the mountainside alone .
Walking on Water
6:16 Now when evening came , his disciples went down to the lake ,
6:17 got into a boat , and started to cross the lake to Capernaum . (It had already become dark , and Jesus had not yet come to them .)
6:18 By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough .
6:19 Then , when they had rowed about three or four miles , they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake , approaching the boat , and they were frightened .
6:20 But he said to them , “It is I . Do not be afraid .”
6:21 Then they wanted to take him into the boat , and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading .
6:22 The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there , and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples , but that his disciples had gone away alone .
6:23 But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks .
6:24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there , they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus .
Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life
6:25 When they found him on the other side of the lake , they said to him , “Rabbi , when did you get here ?”
6:26 Jesus replied , “I tell you the solemn truth , you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs , but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted .
6:27 Do not work for the food that disappears , but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you . For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him .”
6:28 So then they said to him , “What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?”
6:29 Jesus replied , “This is the deed God requires– to believe in the one whom he sent .”
6:30 So they said to him , “Then what miraculous sign will you perform , so that we may see it and believe you ? What will you do ?
6:31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness , just as it is written , ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat .’”
6:32 Then Jesus told them , “I tell you the solemn truth , it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven , but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven .
6:33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world .”
6:34 So they said to him , “Sir , give us this bread all the time !”
6:35 Jesus said to them , “I am the bread of life . The one who comes to me will never go hungry , and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty .
6:36 But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe .
6:37 Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me , and the one who comes to me I will never send away .
6:38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me .
6:39 Now this is the will of the one who sent me – that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me , but raise them all up at the last day .
6:40 For this is the will of my Father – for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life , and I will raise him up at the last day .”
6:41 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said , “I am the bread that came down from heaven ,”
6:42 and they said , “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph , whose father and mother we know ? How can he now say , ‘I have come down from heaven ’?”
6:43 Jesus replied , “Do not complain about me to one another .
6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him , and I will raise him up at the last day .
6:45 It is written in the prophets , ‘And they will all be taught by God .’ Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me .
6:46 (Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God – he has seen the Father .)
6:47 I tell you the solemn truth , the one who believes has eternal life .
6:48 I am the bread of life .
6:49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness , and they died .
6:50 This is the bread that has come down from heaven , so that a person may eat from it and not die .
6:51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven . If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever . The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh .”
6:52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another , “How can this man give us his flesh to eat ?”
6:53 Jesus said to them , “I tell you the solemn truth , unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood , you have no life in yourselves .
6:54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life , and I will raise him up on the last day .
6:55 For my flesh is true food , and my blood is true drink .
6:56 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me , and I in him .
6:57 Just as the living Father sent me , and I live because of the Father , so the one who consumes me will live because of me .
6:58 This is the bread that came down from heaven ; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate , but then later died . The one who eats this bread will live forever .”
Many Followers Depart
6:59 Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum .
6:60 Then many of his disciples , when they heard these things, said , “This is a difficult saying ! Who can understand it ?”
6:61 When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this , he said to them , “Does this cause you to be offended ?
6:62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before ?
6:63 The Spirit is the one who gives life ; human nature is of no help ! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life .
6:64 But there are some of you who do not believe .” (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe , and who it was who would betray him .)
6:65 So Jesus added , “Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.”
Peter’s Confession
6:66 After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer .
6:67 So Jesus said to the twelve , “You don’t want to go away too , do you ?”
6:68 Simon Peter answered him , “Lord , to whom would we go ? You have the words of eternal life .
6:69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God !”
6:70 Jesus replied , “Didn’t I choose you , the twelve , and yet one of you is the devil ?”
6:71 (Now he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot , for Judas , one of the twelve , was going to betray him .)
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Capernaum |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Jesus, The Christ |
LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) |
JUDAS ISCARIOT |
NICODEMUS |
MANNA |
Symbols and Similitudes |
LORDS SUPPER |
Life |
JOHN, GOSPEL OF |
JESUS CHRIST, 2 |
SABBATH |
Miracles |
JOHANNINE THEOLOGY, 2 |
Flesh |
Faith |
SPIRITUAL MEAT |
Philip |
Immortality |
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NET Notes -> Joh 6:1; Joh 6:1; Joh 6:3; Joh 6:4; Joh 6:4; Joh 6:5; Joh 6:6; Joh 6:6; Joh 6:7; Joh 6:7; Joh 6:8; Joh 6:9; Joh 6:10; Joh 6:10; Joh 6:10; Joh 6:11; Joh 6:12; Joh 6:13; Joh 6:14; Joh 6:14; Joh 6:14; Joh 6:15; Joh 6:16; Joh 6:17; Joh 6:17; Joh 6:17; Joh 6:19; Joh 6:19; Joh 6:19; Joh 6:22; Joh 6:22; Joh 6:22; Joh 6:22; Joh 6:23; Joh 6:23; Joh 6:23; Joh 6:24; Joh 6:24; Joh 6:25; Joh 6:25; Joh 6:26; Joh 6:26; Joh 6:26; Joh 6:27; Joh 6:27; Joh 6:27; Joh 6:27; Joh 6:28; Joh 6:28; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:31; Joh 6:31; Joh 6:32; Joh 6:33; Joh 6:34; Joh 6:35; Joh 6:35; Joh 6:36; Joh 6:36; Joh 6:37; Joh 6:39; Joh 6:40; Joh 6:40; Joh 6:41; Joh 6:43; Joh 6:43; Joh 6:44; Joh 6:44; Joh 6:45; Joh 6:45; Joh 6:46; Joh 6:46; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:48; Joh 6:49; Joh 6:50; Joh 6:50; Joh 6:51; Joh 6:52; Joh 6:52; Joh 6:52; Joh 6:53; Joh 6:53; Joh 6:53; Joh 6:54; Joh 6:54; Joh 6:55; Joh 6:55; Joh 6:56; Joh 6:56; Joh 6:57; Joh 6:58; Joh 6:58; Joh 6:58; Joh 6:58; Joh 6:59; Joh 6:59; Joh 6:59; Joh 6:60; Joh 6:60; Joh 6:60; Joh 6:60; Joh 6:61; Joh 6:61; Joh 6:61; Joh 6:61; Joh 6:62; Joh 6:63; Joh 6:63; Joh 6:64; Joh 6:65; Joh 6:65; Joh 6:66; Joh 6:66; Joh 6:67; Joh 6:69; Joh 6:69; Joh 6:69; Joh 6:69; Joh 6:70; Joh 6:70; Joh 6:71; Joh 6:71; Joh 6:71
NET Notes: Joh 6:1 This is a parenthetical note by the author. Only John in the New Testament refers to the Sea of Galilee by the name Sea of Tiberias (see also John 21:...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:3 Up on the mountainside does not necessarily refer to a particular mountain or hillside, but may simply mean “the hill country” or “t...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:7 Grk “two hundred denarii.” The denarius was a silver coin worth about a day’s wage for a laborer; this would be an amount worth abou...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:9 Grk “but what are these”; the word “good” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
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NET Notes: Joh 6:10 Here “men” has been used in the translation because the following number, 5,000, probably included only adult males (see the parallel in M...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:12 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Joh 6:13 Note that the fish mentioned previously (in John 6:9) are not emphasized here, only the five barley loaves. This is easy to understand, however, becau...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:15 Jesus, knowing that his “hour” had not yet come (and would not, in this fashion) withdrew again up the mountainside alone. The ministry of...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:16 Or “sea.” The Greek word indicates a rather large body of water, but the English word “sea” normally indicates very large bodi...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:19 Or “sea.” See the note on “lake” in v. 16. John uses the phrase ἐπί (epi, “on”) followed by the ge...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:23 D 091 a e sys,c lack the phrase “after the Lord had given thanks” (εὐχαριστήσα ...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:25 John 6:25-31. The previous miracle of the multiplication of the bread had taken place near the town of Tiberias (cf. John 6:23). Jesus’ disciple...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:34 Or “Lord.” The Greek κύριος (kurios) means both “Sir” and “Lord.” In this passage it...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:35 The one who believes in me will never be thirsty. Note the parallelism between “coming to Jesus” in the first part of v. 35 and “bel...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:36 A few witnesses lack με (me, “me”; א A a b e q sys,c), while the rest of the tradition has the word (Ì66,75vid rell)....
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NET Notes: Joh 6:39 Or “resurrect them all,” or “make them all live again”; Grk “raise it up.” The word “all” is supplied ...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:40 Notice that here the result (having eternal life and being raised up at the last day) is produced by looking on the Son and believing in him. Compare ...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:41 Grk “Then the Jews.” In NT usage the term ᾿Ιουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) may refer to the entire Jewi...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:43 Or “Do not grumble among yourselves.” The words “about me” are supplied to clarify the translation “complain to one anot...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:44 The Father who sent me draws him. The author never specifically explains what this “drawing” consists of. It is evidently some kind of att...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:46 This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author. Although some would attribute these words to Jesus himself, the switch from first person in ...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:54 Notice that here the result (has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day) is produced by eating (Jesus’) flesh and drinking his blo...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:56 Resides in me, and I in him. Note how in John 6:54 eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his blood produces eternal life and the promise of resurrect...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:57 Or “who chews”; Grk “who eats.” Here the translation “consumes” is more appropriate than simply “eats,”...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:58 Or “who chews.” On the alternation between ἐσθίω (esqiw, “eat,” v. 53) and τρώγ...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:60 Or “obey it”; Grk “hear it.” The Greek word ἀκούω (akouw) could imply hearing with obedience here, i...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:61 Does this cause you to be offended? It became apparent to some of Jesus’ followers at this point that there would be a cost involved in followin...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:67 Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the ...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:69 You have the words of eternal life…you are the Holy One of God! In contrast to the response of some of his disciples, here is the response of th...
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NET Notes: Joh 6:70 Although most translations render this last phrase as “one of you is a devil,” such a translation presupposes that there is more than one ...
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