John Chapter 6 of 21 about 7 min read

John 6

What happens in this chapter

Chapter summary coming soon.

Verse 1. After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).

Verse 2. A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.

Verse 3. Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.

Verse 4. Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.

Verse 5. When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

Verse 6. But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

Verse 7. Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”

Verse 8. One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

Verse 9. “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”

Verse 10. “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

Verse 11. Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.

Verse 12. And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

Verse 13. So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

Verse 14. When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Verse 15. Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

Verse 16. When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

Verse 17. got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.

Verse 18. A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.

Verse 19. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.

Verse 20. But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”

Verse 21. Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

Verse 22. The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.

Verse 23. However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Verse 24. So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.

Verse 25. When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”

Verse 26. Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.

Verse 27. Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

Verse 28. Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

Verse 29. Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

Verse 30. So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

Verse 31. Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

Verse 32. Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

Verse 33. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

Verse 34. “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”

Verse 35. Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

Verse 36. But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.

Verse 37. Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

Verse 38. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

Verse 39. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.

Verse 40. For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Verse 41. At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

Verse 42. They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

Verse 43. “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.

Verse 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.

Verse 45. It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

Verse 46. not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.

Verse 47. Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.

Verse 48. I am the bread of life.

Verse 49. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.

Verse 50. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.

Verse 51. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

Verse 52. At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

Verse 53. So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.

Verse 54. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Verse 55. For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.

Verse 56. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.

Verse 57. Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

Verse 58. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Verse 59. Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Verse 60. On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

Verse 61. Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?

Verse 62. Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

Verse 63. The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

Verse 64. However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)

Verse 65. Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”

Verse 66. From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.

Verse 67. So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”

Verse 68. Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Verse 69. We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

Verse 70. Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”

Verse 71. He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.