1 Depois destas coisas, atravessou Jesus o mar da Galileia, que é o de Tiberíades. 2 Seguia-o numerosa multidão, porque tinham visto os sinais que ele fazia na cura dos enfermos. 3 Então, subiu Jesus ao monte e assentou-se ali com os seus discípulos. 4 Ora, a Páscoa, festa dos judeus, estava próxima. 5 Então, Jesus, erguendo os olhos e vendo que grande multidão vinha ter com ele, disse a Filipe: Onde compraremos pães para lhes dar a comer? 6 Mas dizia isto para o experimentar; porque ele bem sabia o que estava para fazer. 7 Respondeu-lhe Filipe: Não lhes bastariam duzentos denários de pão, para receber cada um o seu pedaço. 8 Um de seus discípulos, chamado André, irmão de Simão Pedro, informou a Jesus: 9 Está aí um rapaz que tem cinco pães de cevada e dois peixinhos; mas isto que é para tanta gente? 10 Disse Jesus: Fazei o povo assentar-se; pois havia naquele lugar muita relva. Assentaram-se, pois, os homens em número de quase cinco mil. 11 Então, Jesus tomou os pães e, tendo dado graças, distribuiu-os entre eles; e também igualmente os peixes, quanto queriam. 12 E, quando já estavam fartos, disse Jesus aos seus discípulos: Recolhei os pedaços que sobraram, para que nada se perca. 13 Assim, pois, o fizeram e encheram doze cestos de pedaços dos cinco pães de cevada, que sobraram aos que haviam comido. 14 Vendo, pois, os homens o sinal que Jesus fizera, disseram: Este é, verdadeiramente, o profeta que devia vir ao mundo. 15 Sabendo, pois, Jesus que estavam para vir com o intuito de arrebatá-lo para o proclamarem rei, retirou-se novamente, sozinho, para o monte.

16 Ao descambar o dia, os seus discípulos desceram para o mar. 17 E, tomando um barco, passaram para o outro lado, rumo a Cafarnaum. Já se fazia escuro, e Jesus ainda não viera ter com eles. 18 E o mar começava a empolar-se, agitado por vento rijo que soprava. 19 Tendo navegado uns vinte e cinco a trinta estádios, eis que viram Jesus andando por sobre o mar, aproximando-se do barco; e ficaram possuídos de temor. 20 Mas Jesus lhes disse: Sou eu. Não temais! 21 Então, eles, de bom grado, o receberam, e logo o barco chegou ao seu destino.

22 No dia seguinte, a multidão que ficara do outro lado do mar notou que ali não havia senão um pequeno barco e que Jesus não embarcara nele com seus discípulos, tendo estes partido sós. 23 Entretanto, outros barquinhos chegaram de Tiberíades, perto do lugar onde comeram o pão, tendo o Senhor dado graças. 24 Quando, pois, viu a multidão que Jesus não estava ali nem os seus discípulos, tomaram os barcos e partiram para Cafarnaum à sua procura. 25 E, tendo-o encontrado no outro lado do mar, lhe perguntaram: Mestre, quando chegaste aqui? 26 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: vós me procurais, não porque vistes sinais, mas porque comestes dos pães e vos fartastes. 27 Trabalhai, não pela comida que perece, mas pela que subsiste para a vida eterna, a qual o Filho do Homem vos dará; porque Deus, o Pai, o confirmou com o seu selo. 28 Dirigiram-se, pois, a ele, perguntando: Que faremos para realizar as obras de Deus? 29 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: A obra de Deus é esta: que creiais naquele que por ele foi enviado. 30 Então, lhe disseram eles: Que sinal fazes para que o vejamos e creiamos em ti? Quais são os teus feitos? 31 Nossos pais comeram o maná no deserto, como está escrito:

Deu-lhes a comer pão do céu.

32 Replicou-lhes Jesus: Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: não foi Moisés quem vos deu o pão do céu; o verdadeiro pão do céu é meu Pai quem vos dá. 33 Porque o pão de Deus é o que desce do céu e dá vida ao mundo. 34 Então, lhe disseram: Senhor, dá-nos sempre desse pão. 35 Declarou-lhes, pois, Jesus: Eu sou o pão da vida; o que vem a mim jamais terá fome; e o que crê em mim jamais terá sede. 36 Porém eu já vos disse que, embora me tenhais visto, não credes. 37 Todo aquele que o Pai me dá, esse virá a mim; e o que vem a mim, de modo nenhum o lançarei fora. 38 Porque eu desci do céu, não para fazer a minha própria vontade, e sim a vontade daquele que me enviou. 39 E a vontade de quem me enviou é esta: que nenhum eu perca de todos os que me deu; pelo contrário, eu o ressuscitarei no último dia. 40 De fato, a vontade de meu Pai é que todo homem que vir o Filho e nele crer tenha a vida eterna; e eu o ressuscitarei no último dia.

41 Murmuravam, pois, dele os judeus, porque dissera: Eu sou o pão que desceu do céu. 42 E diziam: Não é este Jesus, o filho de José? Acaso, não lhe conhecemos o pai e a mãe? Como, pois, agora diz: Desci do céu? 43 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Não murmureis entre vós. 44 Ninguém pode vir a mim se o Pai, que me enviou, não o trouxer; e eu o ressuscitarei no último dia. 45 Está escrito nos profetas:

E serão todos ensinados por Deus.

Portanto, todo aquele que da parte do Pai tem ouvido e aprendido, esse vem a mim. 46 Não que alguém tenha visto o Pai, salvo aquele que vem de Deus; este o tem visto. 47 Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: quem crê em mim tem a vida eterna. 48 Eu sou o pão da vida. 49 Vossos pais comeram o maná no deserto e morreram. 50 Este é o pão que desce do céu, para que todo o que dele comer não pereça. 51 Eu sou o pão vivo que desceu do céu; se alguém dele comer, viverá eternamente; e o pão que eu darei pela vida do mundo é a minha carne.

52 Disputavam, pois, os judeus entre si, dizendo: Como pode este dar-nos a comer a sua própria carne? 53 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: se não comerdes a carne do Filho do Homem e não beberdes o seu sangue, não tendes vida em vós mesmos. 54 Quem comer a minha carne e beber o meu sangue tem a vida eterna, e eu o ressuscitarei no último dia. 55 Pois a minha carne é verdadeira comida, e o meu sangue é verdadeira bebida. 56 Quem comer a minha carne e beber o meu sangue permanece em mim, e eu, nele. 57 Assim como o Pai, que vive, me enviou, e igualmente eu vivo pelo Pai, também quem de mim se alimenta por mim viverá. 58 Este é o pão que desceu do céu, em nada semelhante àquele que os vossos pais comeram e, contudo, morreram; quem comer este pão viverá eternamente. 59 Estas coisas disse Jesus, quando ensinava na sinagoga de Cafarnaum.

60 Muitos dos seus discípulos, tendo ouvido tais palavras, disseram: Duro é este discurso; quem o pode ouvir? 61 Mas Jesus, sabendo por si mesmo que eles murmuravam a respeito de suas palavras, interpelou-os: Isto vos escandaliza? 62 Que será, pois, se virdes o Filho do Homem subir para o lugar onde primeiro estava? 63 O espírito é o que vivifica; a carne para nada aproveita; as palavras que eu vos tenho dito são espírito e são vida. 64 Contudo, há descrentes entre vós. Pois Jesus sabia, desde o princípio, quais eram os que não criam e quem o havia de trair. 65 E prosseguiu: Por causa disto, é que vos tenho dito: ninguém poderá vir a mim, se, pelo Pai, não lhe for concedido.

66 À vista disso, muitos dos seus discípulos o abandonaram e já não andavam com ele. 67 Então, perguntou Jesus aos doze: Porventura, quereis também vós outros retirar-vos? 68 Respondeu-lhe Simão Pedro: Senhor, para quem iremos? Tu tens as palavras da vida eterna; 69 e nós temos crido e conhecido que tu és o Santo de Deus. 70 Replicou-lhes Jesus: Não vos escolhi eu em número de doze? Contudo, um de vós é diabo. 71 Referia-se ele a Judas, filho de Simão Iscariotes; porque era quem estava para traí-lo, sendo um dos doze.

1 After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick. 3 And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred shillings’ worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, 9 There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these 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 therefore took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of the fishes as much as they would. 12 And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost. 13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten. 14 When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.

15 Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.

16 And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea; 17 and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid. 20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. 21 They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.

22 On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away alone 23 (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks): 24 when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25 And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled. 27 Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed. 28 They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat. 32 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. 33 For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 34 They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35 Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 36 But I said unto you, that ye have seen me, and yet believe not. 37 All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39 And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven? 43 Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. 44 No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath 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 cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

52 The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves. 54 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me. 58 This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. 59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? 61 But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said unto them, Doth this cause you to stumble? 62 What then if ye should behold the Son of man ascending where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him. 65 And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.

66 Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away? 68 Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God. 70 Jesus answered them, Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil? 71 Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias),

2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.

3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples.

4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.

5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?"

6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

7 Philip answered him, "It would take more than half a year's wages "to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"

8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up,

9 "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"

10 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there).

11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted."

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

14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."

15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.

16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

17 where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

18 A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough.

19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, "they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened.

20 But he said to them, "It is I; don't be afraid."

21 Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone.

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

24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.

25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"

26 Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.

27 Do not work for food that spoils, 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."

28 Then they asked him, "What must we do to do the works God requires?"

29 Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."

30 So they asked him, "What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?

31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' ""

32 Jesus said to them, "Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

34 "Sir," they said, "always give us this bread."

35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.

37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.

38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.

39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.

40 For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day."

41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."

42 They said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I came down from heaven' ?"

43 "Stop grumbling among yourselves," Jesus answered.

44 "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.

45 It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' "Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.

46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father.

47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.

48 I am the bread of life.

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

50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die.

51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

53 Jesus said to them, "Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

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

55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.

56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.

57 Just 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 that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever."

59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you?

62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!

63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you —they are full of the Spirit "and life.

64 Yet 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.

65 He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them."

66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

67 "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve.

68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God."

70 Then Jesus replied, "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!"

71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)