John 6:22-58 - Discourse About The Bread Of Life
22 The day following, the multitude who had stood on the other side of the sea, because they saw there was no other vessel there, save that one into which his disciples went, and that Jesus went not into the vessel with his disciples, but that his disciples were gone away alone: 23 (But there came other little vessels from Tiberias, near the place where they had eaten bread, 24 after the Lord had given thanks) When they saw, that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also went aboard the vessels, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
25 And having found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied. 27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man will give you; for him hath God the Father sealed.
28 Then said they to him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
30 They said therefore to him, What sign dost thou then, that we may see and believe thee? What dost thou work? 31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert, as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then said Jesus to them, Verily, verily I say unto you, Moses gave you not the bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he that cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
34 Then said they to him, Lord, ever give us this bread. And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life.
35 He that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 36 But I told you, that tho' ye have seen me, ye believe not. 37 All that the Father giveth me, will 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 my own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39 And this is the will of him that sent me, That of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41 The Jews then murmured about him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then saith he, I came down from heaven?
43 Jesus answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves. 44 No man can come to me, unless the Father who hath sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard and learned of the Father, cometh to me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he who is from God; he hath seen the Father.
47 Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 48 I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness, and yet died. 49 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die. 50 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: 51 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 then debated among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53 But Jesus said to them, Verily, verily I say unto you, unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 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 hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58 This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers ate manna, and died: he that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever.