John 6:1-26 ▼

1 After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (of Tiberias),

2 and a great crowd was following Him because they were seeing the signs that He was doing upon the ailing.

3 And Jesus went up on the mountain and was sitting there with His disciples.

4 Now the Passover was near, the feast of the Jews.

5 Then 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?”

6 Now He was saying this testing him, for He knew what He was about to do.

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

8 One 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?”

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

11 And 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.

12 Now when they were filled, He says to His disciples, “Gather together the fragments having superabounded, so that nothing may be lost.”

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

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

15 Therefore 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 by Himself alone.

16 Now as it became evening, His disciples went down to the sea,

17 and 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.

18 And the sea was agitated by a great wind blowing.

19 Therefore, having rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.

20 But He says to them, “I am He! Do not be afraid.”

21 Then they were willing 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 crowd was 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, the Lord having given thanks).

24 Therefore when the crowd saw that Jesus is not there, nor His disciples, they themselves entered into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

25 And having found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when have You come here?”

26 Jesus 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.