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.)

1 بعد هذا مضى يسوع الى عبر بحر الجليل وهو بحر طبرية.2 وتبعه جمع كثير لانهم ابصروا آياته التي كان يصنعها في المرضى.3 فصعد يسوع الى جبل وجلس هناك مع تلاميذه.4 وكان الفصح عيد اليهود قريبا5 فرفع يسوع عينيه ونظر ان جمعا كثيرا مقبل اليه فقال لفيلبس من اين نبتاع خبزا لياكل هؤلاء.6 وانما قال هذا ليمتحنه لانه هو علم ما هو مزمع ان يفعل.7 اجابه فيلبس لا يكفيهم خبز بمئتي دينار ليأخذ كل واحد منهم شيئا يسيرا.8 قال له واحد من تلاميذه وهو اندراوس اخو سمعان بطرس.9 هنا غلام معه خمسة ارغفة شعير وسمكتان. ولكن ما هذا لمثل هؤلاء.10 فقال يسوع اجعلوا الناس يتكئون. وكان في المكان عشب كثير. فاتكأ الرجال وعددهم نحو خمسة آلاف.11 واخذ يسوع الارغفة وشكر ووزع على التلاميذ والتلاميذ اعطوا المتكئين. وكذلك من السمكتين بقدر ما شاءوا.12 فلما شبعوا قال لتلاميذه اجمعوا الكسر الفاضلة لكي لا يضيع شيء.13 فجمعوا وملأوا اثنتي عشرة قفة من الكسر من خمسة ارغفة الشعير التي فضلت عن الآكلين.14 فلما رأى الناس الآية التي صنعها يسوع قالوا ان هذا هو بالحقيقة النبي الآتي الى العالم.15 واما يسوع فاذ علم انهم مزمعون ان يأتوا ويختطفوه ليجعلوه ملكا انصرف ايضا الى الجبل وحده16 ولما كان المساء نزل تلاميذه الى البحر.17 فدخلوا السفينة وكانوا يذهبون الى عبر البحر الى كفرناحوم. وكان الظلام قد اقبل ولم يكن يسوع قد أتى اليهم.18 وهاج البحر من ريح عظيمة تهب.19 فلما كانوا قد جذفوا نحو خمس وعشرين او ثلاثين غلوة نظروا يسوع ماشيا على البحر مقتربا من السفينة فخافوا.20 فقال لهم انا هو لا تخافوا.21 فرضوا ان يقبلوه في السفينة وللوقت صارت السفينة الى الارض التي كانوا ذاهبين اليها22 وفي الغد لما رأى الجمع الذين كانوا واقفين في عبر البحر انه لم تكن هناك سفينة اخرى سوى واحدة وهي تلك التي دخلها تلاميذه وان يسوع لم يدخل السفينة مع تلاميذه بل مضى تلاميذه وحدهم.23 غير انه جاءت سفن من طبرية الى قرب الموضع الذي اكلوا فيه الخبز اذ شكر الرب.24 فلما رأى الجمع ان يسوع ليس هو هناك ولا تلاميذه دخلوا هم ايضا السفن وجاءوا الى كفرناحوم يطلبون يسوع.25 ولما وجدوه في عبر البحر قالوا له يا معلّم متى صرت هنا.26 اجابهم يسوع وقال الحق الحق اقول لكم انتم تطلبونني ليس لانكم رأيتم آيات بل لانكم اكلتم من الخبز فشبعتم.27 اعملوا لا للطعام البائد بل للطعام الباقي للحياة الابدية الذي يعطيكم ابن الانسان لان هذا الله الآب قد ختمه.28 فقالوا له ماذا نفعل حتى نعمل اعمال الله.29 اجاب يسوع وقال لهم هذا هو عمل الله ان تؤمنوا بالذي هو ارسله.30 فقالوا له فأية آية تصنع لنرى ونؤمن بك. ماذا تعمل.31 آباؤنا اكلوا المّن في البرية كما هو مكتوب انه اعطاهم خبزا من السماء ليأكلوا32 فقال لهم يسوع الحق الحق اقول لكم ليس موسى اعطاكم الخبز من السماء بل ابي يعطيكم الخبز الحقيقي من السماء.33 لان خبز الله هو النازل من السماء الواهب حياة للعالم.34 فقالوا له يا سيد اعطنا في كل حين هذا الخبز.35 فقال لهم يسوع انا هو خبز الحياة. من يقبل اليّ فلا يجوع ومن يؤمن بي فلا يعطش ابدا.36 ولكني قلت لكم انكم قد رأيتموني ولستم تؤمنون.37 كل ما يعطيني الآب فاليّ يقبل ومن يقبل اليّ لا اخرجه خارجا.38 لاني قد نزلت من السماء ليس لاعمل مشيئتي بل مشيئة الذي ارسلني.39 وهذه مشيئة الآب الذي ارسلني ان كل ما اعطاني لا أتلف منه شيئا بل اقيمه في اليوم الاخير.40 لان هذه هي مشيئة الذي ارسلني ان كل من يرى الابن ويؤمن به تكون له حياة ابدية وانا اقيمه في اليوم الاخير41 فكان اليهود يتذمرون عليه لانه قال انا هو الخبز الذي نزل من السماء.42 وقالوا أليس هذا هو يسوع ابن يوسف الذي نحن عارفون بابيه وامه. فكيف يقول هذا اني نزلت من السماء.43 فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم لا تتذمروا فيما بينكم.44 لا يقدر احد ان يقبل اليّ ان لم يجتذبه الآب الذي ارسلني وانا اقيمه في اليوم الاخير.45 انه مكتوب في الانبياء ويكون الجميع متعلمين من الله. فكل من سمع من الآب وتعلّم يقبل اليّ.46 ليس ان احدا رأى الآب الا الذي من الله. هذا قد رأى الآب.47 الحق الحق اقول لكم من يؤمن بي فله حياة ابدية.48 انا هو خبز الحياة.49 آباؤكم اكلوا المنّ في البرية وماتوا.50 هذا هو الخبز النازل من السماء لكي يأكل منه الانسان ولا يموت.51 انا هو الخبز الحي الذي نزل من السماء. ان اكل احد من هذا الخبز يحيا الى الابد. والخبز الذي انا اعطي هو جسدي الذي ابذله من اجل حياة العالم52 فخاصم اليهود بعضهم بعضا قائلين كيف يقدر هذا ان يعطينا جسده لناكل.53 فقال لهم يسوع الحق الحق اقول لكم ان لم تأكلوا جسد ابن الانسان وتشربوا دمه فليس لكم حياة فيكم.54 من يأكل جسدي ويشرب دمي فله حياة ابدية وانا اقيمه في اليوم الاخير.55 لان جسدي ماكل حق ودمي مشرب حق.56 من ياكل جسدي ويشرب دمي يثبت فيّ وانا فيه.57 كما ارسلني الآب الحي وانا حيّ بالآب فمن يأكلني فهو يحيا بي.58 هذا هو الخبز الذي نزل من السماء. ليس كما اكل آباؤكم المنّ وماتوا. من يأكل هذا الخبز فانه يحيا الى الابد.59 قال هذا في المجمع وهو يعلم في كفرناحوم60 فقال كثيرون من تلاميذه اذ سمعوا ان هذا الكلام صعب. من يقدر ان يسمعه.61 فعلم يسوع في نفسه ان تلاميذه يتذمرون على هذا فقال لهم أهذا يعثركم.62 فان رأيتم ابن الانسان صاعدا الى حيث كان اولا.63 الروح هو الذي يحيي. اما الجسد فلا يفيد شيئا. الكلام الذي اكلمكم به هو روح وحياة.64 ولكن منكم قوم لا يؤمنون. لان يسوع من البدء علم من هم الذين لا يؤمنون ومن هو الذي يسلمه.65 فقال. لهذا قلت لكم انه لا يقدر احد ان يأتي اليّ ان لم يعط من ابي66 من هذا الوقت رجع كثيرون من تلاميذه الى الوراء ولم يعودوا يمشون معه.67 فقال يسوع للاثني عشر ألعلكم انتم ايضا تريدون ان تمضوا.68 فاجابه سمعان بطرس يا رب الى من نذهب. كلام الحياة الابدية عندك.69 ونحن قد آمنّا وعرفنا انك انت المسيح ابن الله الحي.70 اجابهم يسوع أليس اني انا اخترتكم الاثني عشر وواحد منكم شيطان.71 قال عن يهوذا سمعان الاسخريوطي. لان هذا كان مزمعا ان يسلمه وهو واحد من الاثني عشر