Joh 6 | NASB2020 | STEP | After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee ( or Tiberias ).

1 After these things ^aJesus went away to the other side of ^bthe Sea of Galilee (or ^cTiberias). 2 A large crowd was following Him, because they were watching the ^{▼▼I.e., confirming miracles
,} ^esigns which He was performing on those who were sick. 3 But ^fJesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. 4 Now ^gthe Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. 5 So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to ^hPhilip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” 6 But He was saying this only to ⁱtest him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. 7 ^jPhilip answered Him, “ ^kTwo hundred ^{▼▼The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer}denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!” 8 One of His ^mdisciples, ⁿAndrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two ^ofish; but what are these for so many people?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people recline to eat.” Now there was ^pplenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about ^{▼▼I.e., 5,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 14:21
,} ^rfive thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and ^safter giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the ^tfish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, He *said to His ^udisciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve ^vbaskets with pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Therefore when the people saw the ^{▼▼I.e., confirming miracle}sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the ^xProphet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Water

15 So Jesus, aware that they ^{▼▼Or were about}intended to come and take Him by force ^zto make Him king, ^aawithdrew again to ^abthe mountain by Himself, alone.

16 Now when evening came, His ^acdisciples went down to the sea, 17 and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea ^adto Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 In addition, the sea began getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing. 19 Then, when they had rowed about ^{▼▼Possibly 3-4 miles or 4.8-6.4 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m}twenty-five or thirty stadia, they *saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat; and they were frightened. 20 But He *said to them, “It is I; ^{▼▼Or stop being afraid
,} ^agdo not be afraid.” 21 So they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

22 The next day ^ahthe crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there except one, and that Jesus ^aihad not gotten into the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had departed alone. 23 Other small boats came from ^ajTiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the ^akLord ^alhad given thanks. 24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats and ^amcame to Capernaum, looking for Jesus. 25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “ ^anRabbi, when did You get here?”

Words to the People

26 Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you ^aoseek Me, not because you saw ^{▼▼I.e., confirming miracles
,} ^aqsigns, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not ^arwork for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for ^aseternal life, which ^atthe Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, ^auhas set His ^{▼▼I.e., of identification or authenticity}seal.” 28 Therefore they said to Him, “What are we to do, so that we may accomplish the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is ^awthe work of God, that you believe in Him whom He ^axhas sent.” 30 So they said to Him, “ ^ayWhat then are You doing as a ^azsign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? 31 ^baOur fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘ ^bbHe gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’” 32 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. 33 For the bread of God is ^{▼▼Or He who comes}that which ^bdcomes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, always ^begive us this bread.”

35 Jesus said to them, “ ^bfI am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me ^bgwill never be thirsty. 36 But ^bhI said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe. 37 ^biEverything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out. 38 For ^bjI have come down from heaven, ^bknot to do My own will, but ^blthe will of Him who ^bmsent Me. 39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of ^bneverything that He has given Me I will ^bolose nothing, but will ^bpraise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who ^bqsees the Son and ^brbelieves in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will ^bsraise him up on the last day.”

Words to the Jews

41 ^btSo then the Jews were complaining about Him because He said, “I am the bread that ^bucame down out of heaven.” 42 And they were saying, “ ^bvIs this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother ^bwwe know? How does He now say, ‘ ^bxI have come down out of heaven’?” 43 Jesus answered and said to them, “Stop complaining among yourselves. 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me ^bydraws him; and I will ^bzraise him up on the last day. 45 It is written ^cain the Prophets: ‘ ^cbAnd they shall all be ^cctaught of God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me. 46 ^cdNot that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father. 47 Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who believes ^cehas eternal life. 48 ^cfI am the bread of life. 49 ^cgYour fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread that ^chcomes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat from it and ^cinot die. 51 ^cjI am the living bread that ^ckcame down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, ^clhe will live forever; and the bread which I will give ^cmfor the life of the world also is ^cnMy flesh.”

52 ^coThen the Jews ^cpbegan to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of ^cqthe Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will ^crraise him up on the last day. 55 For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. 56 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood ^csremains in Me, and I in him. 57 Just as the ^ctliving Father ^cusent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. 58 This is the bread that ^cvcame down out of heaven, not as ^cwthe fathers ate and died; the one who eats this bread ^cxwill live forever.”

Words to the Disciples

59 These things He said ^cyin the synagogue as He taught ^czin Capernaum.

60 So then many of His ^dadisciples, when they heard this, said, “ ^dbThis statement is very ^{▼▼Or hard}unpleasant; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, ^ddaware that His disciples were complaining about this, said to them, “Is this ^{▼▼Or shocking
,} ^dfoffensive to you? 62 What then if you see ^dgthe Son of Man ^dhascending to where He was before? 63 ^diIt is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; ^djthe words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life. 64 But there are ^dksome of you who do not believe.” For Jesus ^dlknew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and ^dmwho it was who would ^{▼▼Or hand Him over}betray Him. 65 And He was saying, “For this reason I have ^dotold you that no one can come to Me unless ^dpit has been granted him from the Father.”

Peter’s Confession of Faith

66 As a result of this many of His ^dqdisciples ^drleft, and would no longer walk with Him. 67 So Jesus said to ^dsthe twelve, “You do not want to leave also, do you?” 68 ^dtSimon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^duwords of eternal life. 69 And we have already believed and have come to know that You are ^dvthe Holy One of God.” 70 Jesus answered them, “ ^dwDid I Myself not choose you, ^dxthe twelve? And yet one of you is ^dya devil.” 71 Now He meant Judas ^dzthe son of Simon Iscariot; for he, ^eaone of ^ebthe twelve, ^{▼▼Or was intending to}was going to betray Him.