The Feeding of the Five Thousand
(Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10–17)

1After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (of Tiberias), 2and a great crowd was following Him because they were seeing the signs† that He was doing upon the ailing. 3Now Jesus went up on the mountain and was sitting there with His disciples.

4Now the Passover was near, the feast of the Jews. 5Then Jesus, having lifted up the eyes and having seen that a great crowd is coming to Him, says to Philip, “From where shall we buy bread so that these might eat?” 6Now He was saying this testing him, for He knew what He was about to do.

7Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii† of loaves are not sufficient for them, that each† might receive some little piece.”

8One of His disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, says to Him, 9“Here is a little boy who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are these for so many?”

10Jesus said, “Make the men to recline.” Now there was much grass in the place; therefore the men reclined, about five thousand in number.

11And Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed† to those reclining; likewise also of the small fish, as much as they were wanting.

12Now when they were filled, He says to His disciples, “Gather together the fragments having superabounded, so that not anything may be lost.”

13So they gathered together and filled twelve hand-baskets of fragments from the five barley loaves that superabounded to those having eaten.

14Therefore the men, having seen what sign† He did,† were saying, “This is truly the Prophet who is coming into the world.”

15Therefore Jesus, having known that they are about to come and to seize Him so that they might make Him king, withdrew again to† the mountain Himself alone.

Jesus Walks on Water
(Matthew 14:22–33; Mark 6:45–52)

16Now as it became evening, His disciples went down to the sea, 17and having entered into a boat, they were going to the other side of the sea to Capernaum. And darkness already had come, and Jesus had not yet come† to them. 18The sea also was agitated by a great wind blowing.

19Therefore, having rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia,† they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid. 20But He says to them, “I am He! Do not be afraid.” 21Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

Jesus the Bread of Life

22On the next day, the crowd standing on the other side of the sea, having seen that no other boat was there except one,† and that Jesus did not go with His disciples into the boat, but His disciples went away alone. 23(But boats from Tiberias† came near the place where they ate the bread, on the Lord having given thanks)). 24Therefore when the crowd saw that Jesus is not there, nor His disciples, they themselves entered into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25And having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when have You come 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 satisfied. 27Do not work for the food that is perishing, but for the food remaining unto eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you⁺; for God the Father sealed Him.”

28Therefore they said to Him, “What may we do so that we may work the works of God?”

29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you⁺ should believe in the One whom He sent.”

30Therefore they said to Him, “Then what sign do You do, so that we may see and may believe You? What do You work? 31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness,† as it is written: ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’†”

32Therefore Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you⁺, Moses has not given you⁺ the bread out of heaven, but My Father gives you⁺ the true bread out of heaven. 33For the bread of God is the One coming down out of heaven and giving life to the world.”

34Therefore they said to Him, “Sir, always give us this bread.”

35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one coming to Me never shall hunger, and the one believing in Me never will thirst at any time. 36But I said to you⁺ that you⁺ have also seen Me and you⁺ do not believe.

37All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one coming to Me I shall never cast out. 38For I have come down from heaven, not so that I may do My will, but the will of the One having sent Me.

39Now this is the will of the One† having sent Me, that all that He has given Me, I should lose none of it, but I will raise it up in the last day. 40For this is the will of My Father,† that everyone beholding the Son and believing in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day.”

41Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him because He said, “I am the bread having come down out of heaven.” 42And they were saying, “Is this not Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does He say, ‘I have come down out of heaven?’”

43Jesus answered† and said to them, “Do not grumble with one another. 44“No one is able to come to Me unless the Father, the One having sent Me, should draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day. 45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught of God.’† Everyone† having heard from the Father and having learned comes to Me. 46Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One being from God; He has seen the Father.

47Truly, truly, I say to you⁺, the one believing† has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your⁺ fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50This is the bread coming down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. 51I am the living bread having come down out of heaven. If anyone shall eat of this bread, he will live to the age. And also the bread that I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”

52Therefore the Jews were arguing with one another, saying, “How is this One able to give us His flesh to eat?”

53Therefore Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you⁺, unless you⁺ shall eat the flesh of the Son of Man and shall drink His blood, you⁺ do not have life in yourselves. 54The one eating My flesh and drinking My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day. 55For My flesh is true† food, and My blood is true drink.

56The one eating My flesh and drinking My blood remains in Me, and I in him. 57Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, also the one feeding on Me, he also will live because of Me. 58This is the bread having come down out of heaven, not as the fathers ate and died.† The one eating this bread† will live to the age.”

Many Disciples Turn Back
(Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 9:57–62; Luke 14:25–33)

59He said these things teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. 60Therefore many of His disciples, having heard, said, “This word is difficult; who is able to hear it?”

61But Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples are grumbling about this, said to them, “Does this cause you⁺ to stumble? 62Then what if you⁺ may behold the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?

63It is the Spirit making alive; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken† to you⁺ are spirit and they are life. 64But there are some of you⁺ who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning who are those not believing and who it is who will betray Him.

65And He was saying, “Because of this, I have said to you⁺ that no one is able to come to Me unless it shall have been given to him from the Father.†”

66From this time many of His disciples went away to the back and no longer were walking with Him.

Peter’s Confession of Faith
(Matthew 16:13–20; Mark 8:27–30; Luke 9:18–20)

67Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you⁺ also want to go away?”

68Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69And we have believed and have known that You are the Holy One of God.†”

70Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you⁺, the Twelve? And one of you⁺ is a devil!” 71Now He was speaking of Judas son of Simon Iscariot;† for he, one of the Twelve, was about to betray Him.

Footnotes:

2 BYZ and TR His signs
7 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2.
7 BYZ and TR include of them.
11 BYZ and TR include to the disciples, and the disciples.
14 WH signs
14 Or He had performed
15 RP withdrew to
17 BYZ and TR had not come
19 Or about three or four miles
22 BYZ and TR except the one that His disciples had entered.
23 NA and TH however, some boats from Tiberias
31 Or desert; also in verse 49
31 Psalm 78:24; see also Exodus 16:4.
39 BYZ and TR of the Father
40 BYZ and TR For it is the will of Him who sent Me
43 BYZ and TR include therefore.
45 Isaiah 54:13
45 BYZ and TR include therefore.
47 BYZ and TR include in Me.
55 BYZ and TR truly; twice in this verse
58 BYZ and TR not as your fathers, who ate the manna and died
58 F35 bread of Mine
63 BYZ and TR I speak
65 BYZ and TR from My Father
69 BYZ and TR You are the Christ, the Son of the living God
71 BYZ and TR Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon