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Gospel of John, Chapter 6

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Chapter 6 of John—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tibe′ri-as.
  2. And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were diseased.
  3. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there sat down with his disciples.
  4. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
  5. Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, “How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?”
  6. This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
  7. Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii[a] would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.”
  8. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,
  9. “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?”
  10. Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place; so the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
  11. Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.
  12. And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost.”
  13. So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten.
  14. When the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!”
  15. ¶ Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
  16. ¶ When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
  17. got into a boat, and started across the sea to Caper′na-um. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
  18. The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing.
  19. When they had rowed about three or four miles,[b] they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat. They were frightened,
  20. but he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”
  21. Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.
  22. ¶ On the next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.
  23. However, boats from Tibe′ri-as came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
  24. So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Caper′na-um, seeking Jesus.
  25. ¶ When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
  26. Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.
  27. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal.”
  28. Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?”
  29. Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
  30. So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you perform?
  31. Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
  32. Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
  33. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world.”
  34. They said to him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”
  35. ¶ Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
  36. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.
  37. All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out.
  38. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me;
  39. and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day.
  40. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
  41. ¶ The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.”
  42. They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
  43. Jesus answered them, “Do not murmur among yourselves.
  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.
  45. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Every one who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.
  46. Not that any one has seen the Father except him who is from God; he has seen the Father.
  47. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.
  48. I am the bread of life.
  49. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
  50. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die.
  51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
  52. ¶ The Jews then disputed among themselves, 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 the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you;
  54. he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
  55. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
  56. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
  57. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me.
  58. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever.”
  59. This he said in the synagogue, as he taught at Caper′na-um.
  60. ¶ Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”
  61. But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said to them, “Do you take offense at this?
  62. Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending where he was before?
  63. It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
  64. But there are some of you that do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the first who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray him.
  65. And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”
  66. ¶ After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him.
  67. Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?”
  68. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life;
  69. and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
  70. Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”
  71. He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was to betray him.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ The denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
  2. ^ Greek twenty-five or thirty stadia

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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