And, getting into a boat, began to cross to Capernaum. By this time darkness had set in, and Jesus had not yet come back to them;

And after this they were glad to take him into the boat; and the boat at once arrived off the shore, for which they had been making.

Do not work for the food that perishes, but the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has set his seal on this one."

Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God; to believe on him whom he has sent.

Then they said to him, Sir, always give us this bread.

And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink.

But I have told you this: You have seen me and yet do not believe [in me].

And this is the will of him that sent me; that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but should raise it up at the last day.

For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

Upon this the Jews began murmuring against Jesus for saying-- 'I am the Bread which came down from Heaven.'

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?

(Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God--this one has seen the Father.)

but this is the bread which cometh down from heaven,

This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

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.

The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

So, Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the physical body of the Son of man and drink His blood, you do not have [spiritual] life in yourselves [Note: The references to "body" and "blood" throughout this section allude to taking Jesus' life and teaching into one's heart. See verse 56].

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.

He said this while teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.

Many therefore of his disciples, when the heard this , said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?

But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said unto them, Doth this cause you to stumble?

"Does this displease you? What then if you were to behold the Son of man ascending to where he was before?

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.

Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;

Now he spake of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon: for this man was ready to betray him, though he was one of the twelve.

After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.

Now it was almost time for the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles [Note: This was also called "Festival of Shelters," and was one of three principal, annual Jewish festivals and commemorated the occasion of the Israelites living in tents or shelters during their forty year wandering in the desert].

So His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do.

No one does anything in secret when he wants to be known publicly. If You [must] do these things, show Yourself openly to the world and make Yourself known!”

Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.

After saying this, he remained in Galilee; but after his brothers had gone up to feast,

The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.

If anyone wants to do his will, he'll know whether this teaching is from God or whether I'm speaking on my own.

He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that sent him, this [man] is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

This was the answer of Jesus: I have done one work and you are all surprised at it.

Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

placed after 5:47] The Jews were amazed, saying, "How can this uneducated fellow manage to read?"

Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?

And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?

Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.

At this point Jesus, still teaching in the Temple, shouted, "So you know me and know where I've come from? I haven't come on my own accord. But the one who sent me is true, and he's the one you don't know.

On hearing this they wanted to arrest Him; yet not a hand was laid on Him, because His time had not yet come.

But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?

This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.

The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go that we shall not find him? will he go unto the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.

Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?

The officers answered, Never did man before speak in such a manner as this man.

But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.

Upon this Nicodemus, (who came to Him by night)

This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.

{Joh 7:538:12: This passage is omitted as ungenuine by Tischendorf and most critical editors of the Greek Testament. It is found in some manuscripts, but not in the most ancient. It is, however, very generally regarded as a genuine relic of the teaching of Christ, though not forming a part of the fourth Gospel. I give it in the text of Tregelles, omitting the words which he incloses in brackets. Tregelles, however, does not suppose it to be genuine.} [And they went each to his house;

but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. [Note: This was located on a slope just east of Jerusalem].

they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.

And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

And she said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go. Stop sinning from this point on."

Then the Pharisees said to Him, “Where is this Father of Yours?” Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also.”

Jesus delivered this discourse in the treasury, when he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him, for his hour was not yet come.

So the Jews were asking [among themselves], “Will He kill Himself? Is that why He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

So, they said to Him, "Who are you?" Jesus answered, "Why am I even speaking to you at all? [Note: The Greek words of this difficult passage are not real clear]

The people [who heard this] did not understand that Jesus was speaking to them about the Father.

When he said this a number came to have faith in him.

And this was the answer Jesus gave them: Truly I say to you, Everyone who does evil is the servant of sin.

But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

your actions are like your father. at this they reply'd, we are no bastards; we have but one father, even God.

You belong to your father the devil, and you are [always] wanting to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the [very] beginning [Note: This is probably a reference to Satan's influence on Adam, Eve and Cain in the Garden of Eden] and does not stand for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he only speaks what is part of his nature, because he is a liar and the father of [all] liars.

He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

upon this said the Jews to him, now we plainly perceive you are mad. Abraham is dead, and the prophets too; and yet you say, if a man observes your doctrine, he shall never die.

Your father Abraham exulted for joy that he should see this day of mine: and saw it, and rejoiced.

At this, they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the Temple.

And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Having said this,

Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man's eyes

The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

Some said, This is he; others said, No, but he is like him; he said, I am he.

They took him before the Pharisees--this man who had been blind.

Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was division among them.

The Jews did not believe this about him—that he was blind and received sight—until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.

and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? How then doth he now see?

His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.

Because of this his parents said, "{He is a mature adult}; ask him.")

So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.

Then answered he and said, Whether this man be a sinner, I know not: one thing I do know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

At this, they turned on him in fury and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!

We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

The man answered, and said unto them, Why this is something strange, that ye know not whence He is, and yet He hath opened mine eyes.

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if someone is devout and does his will, he listens to this one.

It has never been heard of in this world that anyone ever made the eyes of a man who was born blind to see.

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

Jesus heard that they had done this. So having found him, He asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"