It is the bridegroom who has the bride, but the bridegroom's friend, who stands outside and listens to him, is very happy to hear the bridegroom's voice. So this happiness of mine is running over.

So the disciples began to say to one another, "Nobody has brought Him anything to eat, has he?"

So Jesus looked up and saw that a vast crowd was coming toward Him, and said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?"

Philip answered Him, "Forty dollars' worth of bread is not enough to give them all even a scanty meal apiece."

Then they were willing to take Him on board, and at once the boat came to the shore it was making for.

Other boats from Tiberias had landed near the place where the people ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Our forefathers in the desert ate the manna, as the Scripture says, 'He gave them out of heaven bread to eat.'"

Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the real bread out of heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the real bread out of heaven,

for the bread that God gives is what comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world."

Then they said to Him, "Give us that bread always, sir!"

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread that gives life. Whoever comes to me will never get hungry, and whoever believes in me will never get thirsty.

Then the Jews began to grumble about His saying, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven."

I am the bread that gives life.

But here is the bread that comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat it and never die.

I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my own flesh."

This is the bread that comes down out of heaven; not as your forefathers ate the manna, and yet died. Whoever continues to eat this bread will live forever."

So the officers went back to the high priests and Pharisees. The latter asked the officers, "Why have you not brought Him?"

And the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman they had caught in adultery. And standing her in the middle,

It was for this reason that Jesus no more appeared in public among the Jews, but He left that part of the country and went to the district near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with His disciples.

I do not mean all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but I know that the Scriptures must be fulfilled: 'The man who is eating my bread has lifted his heel against me.'

Jesus answered, "It is that one to whom I give the piece of bread when I dip it in the dish." So He dipped it into the dish and took it and gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son.

As soon as he took the bread, Satan took possession of Judas. Then Jesus said to him, "Make quick work of what you are to do."

So as soon as he took the piece of bread, he left the room. It was then night.

but Peter stood outside before the door. So this other disciple, who was acquainted with the high priest, stepped out and spoke to the woman doorkeeper and brought Peter in.

On hearing this Pilate had Jesus brought out and had Him sit on the judge's bench at the place called the Stone Platform, or in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire all made and a fish lying on it; also some bread.

Jesus went and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish too.