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Text -- John 6:1-42 (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’?”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Andrew the brother of Simon Peter
 · Capernaum a town located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.
 · Galilee the region of Palestine north of Sameria and west of the upper Jordan River,a region west of Lake Galilee and north of the Jezreel Valley
 · Jews the people descended from Israel
 · Joseph the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus,a Jewish man from Arimathea in whose grave the body of Jesus was laid,two different men listed as ancestors of Jesus,a man nominated with Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot as apostle,a son of Jacob and Rachel; the father of Ephraim and Manasseh and ruler of Egypt,a brother of Jesus; a son of Mary,a man who was a companion of Paul,son of Jacob and Rachel; patriarch of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh,a tribe, actually two tribes named after Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,father of Igal, of Issachar, who helped spy out Canaan,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph and King David,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Binnui,priest and head of the house of Shebaniah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah
 · Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law
 · Passover a Jewish religious feast. It may also refer to the lamb sacrificed and eaten at the feast.
 · Peter a man who was a leader among the twelve apostles and wrote the two epistles of Peter
 · Philip a man who was one of the twelve apostles,a son of Herod the Great; husband of Herodias; ruler of Iturea and Traconitis north and west of Galilee,a man who was one of the seven chosen to serve tables at the church at Jerusalem
 · Rabbi a title given to teachers and others of an exalted position
 · Simon a son of Jonas and brother of Andrew; an apostle of Jesus Christ,a man who was one of the apostles of Christ and also called 'the Zealot',a brother of Jesus,a man who was a well-know victim of leprosy who had been healed by Jesus (NIV note),a man from Cyrene who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus,a Pharisee man in whose house Jesus' feet were washed with tears and anointed,the father of Judas Iscariot,a man who was a sorcerer in Samaria and who wanted to buy the gifts of the Spirit,a man who was a tanner at Joppa and with whom Peter was staying when Cornelius sent for him
 · Tiberias a city on the western side of the Sea of Galilee
 · Tiberias, Sea of a large lake on the western border of the town of Tiberias and the eastern border of Galilee


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Capernaum | JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 | Jesus, The Christ | LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) | JOHN, GOSPEL OF | NICODEMUS | JESUS CHRIST, 2 | SABBATH | MANNA | JUDAS ISCARIOT | Miracles | Symbols and Similitudes | Philip | LORDS SUPPER | Bread | Life | Faith | Barley | Tiberias | God | more
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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:...

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...

NET Notes: Joh 6:4 This is a parenthetical note by the author.

NET Notes: Joh 6:5 Grk “when he lifted up his eyes” (an idiom).

NET Notes: Joh 6:6 This is a parenthetical note by the author.

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...

NET Notes: Joh 6:8 Grk “one of his disciples.”

NET Notes: Joh 6:9 Grk “but what are these”; the word “good” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

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...

NET Notes: Joh 6:11 Grk “likewise also (he distributed) from the fish.”

NET Notes: Joh 6:12 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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...

NET Notes: Joh 6:14 An allusion to Deut 18:15.

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...

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...

NET Notes: Joh 6:17 This is a parenthetical note by the author.

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...

NET Notes: Joh 6:22 Grk “entered.”

NET Notes: Joh 6:23 D 091 a e sys,c lack the phrase “after the Lord had given thanks” (εὐχαριστήσα ...

NET Notes: Joh 6:24 For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

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...

NET Notes: Joh 6:26 Grk “because you ate of the loaves of bread and were filled.”

NET Notes: Joh 6:27 Grk “on this one.”

NET Notes: Joh 6:28 Grk “What must we do to work the works of God?”

NET Notes: Joh 6:29 Grk “that one” (i.e., God).

NET Notes: Joh 6:31 A quotation from Ps 78:24 (referring to the events of Exod 16:4-36).

NET Notes: Joh 6:32 Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

NET Notes: Joh 6:33 Or “he who.”

NET Notes: Joh 6:34 Or “Lord.” The Greek κύριος (kurios) means both “Sir” and “Lord.” In this passage it...

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...

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)....

NET Notes: Joh 6:37 Or “drive away”; Grk “cast out.”

NET Notes: Joh 6:39 Or “resurrect them all,” or “make them all live again”; Grk “raise it up.” The word “all” is supplied ...

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 ...

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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