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Chapter 6 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he
would do. |
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| Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is
not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. |
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One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, |
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There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but
what are they among so many? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| 15 | When Jesus
therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a
king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. |
| 16 | And when
even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, |
| 17 | And
entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now
dark, and Jesus was not come to them. |
| 18 | And the sea arose by reason
of a great wind that blew. |
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19 | So when they had rowed about five and
twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh
unto the ship: and they were afraid. |
| 20 | But he saith unto them, It is
I; be not afraid. |
| 21 | Then they willingly received him into the
ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. |
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The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw
that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples
were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but
that his disciples were gone away alone; |
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23 | (Howbeit there came other
boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that
the Lord had given thanks:) |
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24 | When the people therefore saw that
Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came
to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. |
| 25 | And when they had found him
on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou
hither? |
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| Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the
loaves, and were filled. |
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27 | Labour not for the meat which
perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the
Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. |
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Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of
God? |
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Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God,
that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. |
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30 | They said therefore unto
him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost
thou work? |
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| Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is
written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. |
| 32 | Then Jesus
said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread
from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. |
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For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto
the world. |
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| Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this
bread. |
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| And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that
cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never
thirst. |
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| But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and
believe not. |
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37 | All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and
him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. |
| 38 | For I came
down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent
me. |
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And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all
which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at
the last day. |
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40 | And this is the will of him that sent me, that
every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life:
and I will raise him up at the last day. |
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41 | The Jews then murmured at
him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. |
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And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we
know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? |
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Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
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| 44 | No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him:
and I will raise him up at the last day. |
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45 | It is written in the
prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath
heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. |
| 46 | Not that any
man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the
Father. |
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| Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me
hath everlasting life. |
| 48 | I am that bread of life. |
| 49 | Your
fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. |
| 50 | This is the
bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not
die. |
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I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man
eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my
flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. |
| 52 | The Jews
therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh
to eat? |
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| Then Jesus 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 no
life in you. |
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54 | Whoso 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, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
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| 57 | As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that
eateth me, even he shall live by me. |
| 58 | This is that bread which came
down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that
eateth of this bread shall live for ever. |
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59 | These things said he in
the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. |
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60 | Many therefore of his
disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear
it? |
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When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it,
he said unto them, Doth this offend you? |
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62 | What and if ye shall see
the Son of man ascend up where he was before? |
| 63 | It is the
spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak
unto you, they are spirit, and they 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 should betray him. |
| 65 | And he said,
Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given
unto him of my Father. |
| 66 | From that time many of his disciples went
back, and walked no more with him. |
| 67 | Then said Jesus unto the
twelve, Will ye also go away? |
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68 | Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord,
to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. |
| 69 | And we
believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living
God. |
| 70 |
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of
you is a devil? |
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71 | He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he
it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. |
