| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). | 1After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). |
| 2A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick. | 2And a huge crowd was following Him because they saw the signs that He was performing by healing the sick. |
| 3Then Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples. | 3So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples. |
| 4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. | 4Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near. |
| 5Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?" | 5Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, He asked Philip, "Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?" |
| 6This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. | 6He asked this to test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do. |
| 7Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little." | 7Philip answered, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn't be enough for each of them to have a little." |
| 8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, | 8One 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 these for so many people?" | 9There's a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish--but what are they for so many?" |
| 10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. | 10Then Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000. |
| 11Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted. | 11Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were seated--so also with the fish, as much as they wanted. |
| 12When they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost." | 12When they were full, He told His disciples, "Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted." |
| 13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. | 13So they collected them and filled 12 baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten. |
| 14Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world." | 14When the people saw the sign He had done, they said, "This really is the Prophet who was to come into the world!" |
| 15So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone. | 15Therefore, when Jesus knew that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He withdrew again to the mountain by Himself. |
| 16Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, | 16When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, |
| 17and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. | 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them. |
| 18The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. | 18Then a high wind arose, and the sea began to churn. |
| 19Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. | 19After they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid. |
| 20But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid." | 20But He said to them, "It is I. Don't be afraid!" |
| 21So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. | 21Then they were willing to take Him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading. |
| 22The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone. | 22The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea knew there had been only one boat. They also knew that Jesus had not boarded the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone off alone. |
| 23There came other small boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. | 23Some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord gave thanks. |
| 24So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus. | 24When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. |
| 25When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You get here?" | 25When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You get here?" |
| 26Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. | 26Jesus answered, "I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. |
| 27"Do not work 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 the Father, God, has set His seal." | 27Don't work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal of approval on Him."" |
| 28Therefore they said to Him, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?" | 28What can we do to perform the works of God?" they asked. |
| 29Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." | 29Jesus replied, "This is the work of God--that you believe in the One He has sent."" |
| 30So they said to Him, "What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform? | 30What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?" they asked. "What are You going to perform? |
| 31"Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.'" | 31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat." |
| 32Jesus 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. | 32Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Moses didn't give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the real bread from heaven. |
| 33"For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." | 33For the bread of God is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." |
| 34Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread." | 34Then they said, "Sir, give us this bread always!" |
| 35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. | 35"I am the bread of life," Jesus told them. "No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again. |
| 36"But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. | 36But as I told you, you've seen Me, and yet you do not believe. |
| 37"All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. | 37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out. |
| 38"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. | 38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My will, but the will of Him who sent Me. |
| 39"This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. | 39This is the will of Him who sent Me: that I should lose none of those He has given Me but should raise them up on the last day. |
| 40"For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day." | 40For this is the will of My Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day." |
| 41Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven." | 41Therefore the Jews started complaining about Him because He said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." |
| 42They were saying, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, 'I have come down out of heaven '?" | 42They were saying, "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?" |
| 43Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not grumble among yourselves. | 43Jesus answered them, "Stop complaining among yourselves. |
| 44"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. | 44No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day. |
| 45"It is written in the prophets, 'AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me. | 45It is written in the Prophets: And they will all be taught by God. Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father comes to Me-- |
| 46"Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father. | 46not 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, he who believes has eternal life. | 47"I assure you: Anyone who believes has eternal life. |
| 48"I am the bread of life. | 48I am the bread of life. |
| 49"Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. | 49Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. |
| 50"This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. | 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that anyone may eat of it and not die. |
| 51"I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh." | 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh." |
| 52Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?" | 52At that, the Jews argued among themselves, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?" |
| 53So 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 yourselves. | 53So Jesus said to them, "I assure you: Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves. |
| 54"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. | 54Anyone who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day, |
| 55"For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. | 55because My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink. |
| 56"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. | 56The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives 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, he also will live because of Me. | 57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. |
| 58"This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever." | 58This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna your fathers ate--and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever." |
| 59These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum. | 59He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. |
| 60Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this said, "This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?" | 60Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, "This teaching is hard! Who can accept it?" |
| 61But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble? | 61Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, "Does this offend you? |
| 62"What then if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before? | 62Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man ascending to where He was before? |
| 63"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. | 63The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. |
| 64"But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him. | 64But there are some among you who don't believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who would not believe and the one who would betray Him.) |
| 65And He was saying, "For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father." | 65He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted to him by the Father." |
| 66As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. | 66From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him. |
| 67So Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?" | 67Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?" |
| 68Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life. | 68Simon Peter answered, "Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life. |
| 69"We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God." | 69We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!" |
| 70Jesus answered them, "Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?" | 70Jesus replied to them, "Didn't I choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is the Devil!" |
| 71Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him. | 71He was referring to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son, one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray Him. |
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