João 6

Jesus alimenta 5000 homens

1 Depois disso, Jesus atravessou o mar da Galileia, também conhecido como mar de Tiberíades. 2 Uma multidão enorme seguia-o, pois via os sinais que fazia curando os doentes. 3 Assim, Jesus subiu ao monte e sentou-se com os discípulos à sua volta. 4 Estava próxima a Páscoa, a festa anual judaica. 5 Em breve viu que um grande grupo de pessoas subia também a colina à sua procura. Voltando-se para Filipe, perguntou: "Filipe, onde poderemos comprar pão para alimentarmos esta gente toda?" 6 Estava a experimentá-lo, pois já sabia o que ia fazer.

7 Filipe respondeu-lhe: "Nem com duzentas moedas de prata*6.7 Literalmente, duzentos denários. se comprava pão suficiente para dar um pedaço a cada pessoa." 8 Um dos discípulos, André, irmão de Simão Pedro, acrescentou: 9 "Está aqui um rapaz com cinco pães de cevada e alguns peixes! Mas de que serve para uma multidão tão numerosa?"

10 "Digam a toda a gente que se sente", ordenou Jesus. E todos se sentaram na colina relvada; só homens eram aproximadamente 5000. 11 Jesus, pegando nos pães, deu graças a Deus e distribuiu-os entre o povo. Depois fez o mesmo com os peixes. E toda a gente comeu até estar satisfeita. 12 "Agora juntem os sobejos", disse Jesus aos discípulos, "para que nada se estrague." 13 E encheram-se doze cestos, só de sobras.

14 Quando o povo se deu conta daquele grande sinal, exclamou: "Sem dúvida é este o Profeta cuja vinda temos esperado!"

1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we 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 pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, 9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? 10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. 12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.