Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?

"Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal."

"Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?"

Jesus said, "Get the people to lie down." Now there was plenty of grass at the spot, so the men lay down, numbering about five thousand.

Then Jesus took the cakes and having given praise to God, he gave them to the people who were seated, and the fishes in the same way, as much as they had need of.

got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them.

And when the disciples had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the [surface of the] water. They became afraid as Jesus got closer to their boat.

On the morrow the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little ship there except that into which his disciples had got, and that Jesus had not gone with his disciples into the ship, but that his disciples had gone away alone;

So, on the following day, when boats came from Tiberias near the place were they had eaten bread, after the Lord had given thanks, they got into the boats themselves,

when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

And [when they] found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you people are looking for me because you got to eat the loaves of bread and were satisfied and not because you saw [miraculous] signs. [See verse 14].

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.

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

Then said Jesus, "What Moses gave you was not the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the real bread from heaven ??33 for the bread of God is what comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

Jesus replied, "I am the bread who gives [spiritual] life; the person who comes to me will never get hungry [again], and the one who believes in me will never get thirsty [again].

For I have come down from heaven to do what God, who sent me, wants me to do, not what I want to do.

And this is what God, who sent me, wants: That I should not lose any of those persons whom He has given me, but should raise them up [from the dead] on the last day [i.e., the judgment day].

For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day."

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.

Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, who are we to go to? You have got words of eternal life,

And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

His brethren therefore said unto him, "Get thee hence and go into Jewry that thy disciples may see thy works that thou doest.

Jesus said to them, My time is still to come, but any time is good for you.

And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

Then the Jews were surprised and said, How has this man got knowledge of books? He has never been to school.

So, Jesus answered them, "What I am teaching is not mine, but [it belongs] to Him who sent me [i.e., to God].

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

The person who speaks on his own authority is [just] trying to gain honor for himself. But the One who tries to gain honor from God, who sent Him, is [committed to] truth, and there is nothing false in His heart.

Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one good work, and ye are all wondering.

And look, he is speaking openly and they are not saying anything to him [about it]. Can it be that the [Jewish] authorities know that he really is the Messiah [i.e., the Christ, God's specially chosen one]?

As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, He spoke out, and said, "You people [think you] know who I am and where I come from. I have not come on my own authority, but God, who sent me, is true and you do not know Him.

On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus got up and said in a loud voice, If any man is in need of drink let him come to me and I will give it to him.

Then the servants went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why have you not got him with you?

But this crowd, which does not know the law of Moses, [and especially its oral traditions], is cursed [by God]."

Surely, our law, doth not judge the man, unless it hear first from him, and get to know what he is doing?

(They said this to test him, in order to get a charge against him.) Jesus stooped down, and began to write with his finger on the ground;

But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.

Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?

I have many things to say about you and [many] judgments to pass on you. However, God, who sent me, is truthful and I am telling the world [only] the things I have heard from Him."

And God, who sent me, is with me; He has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to Him."

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

Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

I am not trying to get praise for myself. There is one who demands it, and he also judges.

Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:

So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.

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

While it is still daytime we must perform the acts of God, who sent me. Nighttime is coming, when no one can act.

Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?

"How did you get your sight, then?" they asked.

He replied, "The man they call Jesus made some clay and smeared my eyes with it and told me, 'Go and wash them in Siloam'; so I went and washed them, and I got my sight."

Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

"Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see."

Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses: we know that God spake to Moses:

We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

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

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

"Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the person who doesn't enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a bandit.

The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.

So again Jesus said, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, I'm the gate for the sheep.

I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

I have other sheep [also] which are not [presently] in this corral; I must lead them, too. They will hear my voice and become one flock [i.e., with the others], having one shepherd. [Note: This probably refers to believing Gentiles becoming God's people, along with the Jews].

and I give to them eternal life, and they shall never get lost, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.

Then the Jews again took up stones to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father;

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

But, if I am doing them, even though, in me, ye believe not, in the works, believe, - that ye may get to know and go on to know, that the Father is, in me, and, I, am, in the Father.

Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

The disciples therefore said to him, Lord, if he be fallen asleep, he will get well.

But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.

She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

So that one, when she heard [it], got up quickly and went to him.

The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw that Mary got up quickly and went out. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to cry there.

Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.'

Now he was not self-moved in saying this, but as high priest for that year he was inspired to say that Jesus was to die for the nation??52 and not only for the nation but also for the purpose of uniting the scattered children of God.

And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

The great multitude of the Jews, therefore, got to know that he was, there, and came, not on account of Jesus only, but that, Lazarus also, they might see, whom he had raised from among the dead.

took branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting as they went, "God save him! Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord--even on the King of Israel!"

And Jesus got a young ass and sat thereon, according to that which was written,

So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.”

Now there were certain Greeks among those going up to Jerusalem to worship [God] at the [Passover] Festival [Note: These people were God-fearing Gentiles like Cornelius. See Acts 10].

"Now my heart is distressed; and what shall I say [i.e., to God]? 'Father, bring me safely through this time.' But, this is the reason I came [to earth]; to [go through] such a time.

He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.