Thematic Bible
John 6:1 (show verse)
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
John 6:2 (show verse)
And a great multitude followed him because they saw his signs which he did on the sick.
John 6:3 (show verse)
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and he sat there with his disciples.
John 6:4 (show verse)
And the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
John 6:5 (show verse)
Then Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw a great company come unto him; he said unto Philip, From where shall we buy bread that these may eat?
John 6:6 (show verse)
But he said this to prove him, for he knew what he would do.
John 6:7 (show verse)
Philip answered him, Two hundred denarius of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one of them may take a little.
John 6:8 (show verse)
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said unto him,
John 6:9 (show verse)
There is a lad here, who has five barley loaves and two small fishes, but what are they among so many?
John 6:10 (show verse)
Then 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.
John 6:11 (show verse)
And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples and the disciples to those that were sitting down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they desired.
John 6:12 (show verse)
When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain that nothing be lost.
John 6:13 (show verse)
Therefore they gathered them together and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over from those that had eaten.
John 6:14 (show verse)
Then those men, as they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth the prophet that was to come into the world.
John 6:15 (show verse)
Jesus therefore knowing that they would come and take him by force to make him king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
John 6:16 (show verse)
And when evening was come, his disciples went down unto the sea
John 6:17 (show verse)
and entered into a ship and were crossing the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
John 6:18 (show verse)
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
John 6:19 (show verse)
So when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking upon the sea and drawing nigh unto the ship, and they were afraid.
John 6:20 (show verse)
But he said unto them, I AM; be not afraid.
John 6:21 (show verse)
Then they willingly received him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land where they went.
John 6:22 (show verse)
The day following when the multitude which was on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except the one in which his disciples had entered and that Jesus had not gone with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples had gone away alone
John 6:23 (show verse)
(but other boats came from Tiberias near unto the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks);
John 6:24 (show verse)
when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they also entered into the boats and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
John 6:25 (show verse)
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when didst thou come here?
John 6:26 (show verse)
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye have seen the signs, but because ye ate of the loaves and were filled.
John 6:27 (show verse)
Labour not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you, for him has God the Father sealed.
John 6:28 (show verse)
Then they said unto him, What shall we do that we might work the works of God?
John 6:29 (show verse)
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe in him whom he has sent.
John 6:30 (show verse)
They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then that we may see and believe thee? what dost thou work?
John 6:31 (show verse)
Our fathers ate manna in the desert, as it is written, He gave them of the bread from the heaven to eat.
John 6:32 (show verse)
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from the heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from the heaven.
John 6:33 (show verse)
For the bread of God is he who descended from heaven and gives life unto the world.
John 6:34 (show verse)
Then said they unto him, Lord, always give us this bread.
John 6:35 (show verse)
And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
John 6:36 (show verse)
But I said unto you, That even though ye have seen me, ye do not believe.
John 6:37 (show verse)
All that the Father gives me shall come to me, and he that comes to me I will in no wise cast out.
John 6:38 (show verse)
For I came down from the heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John 6:39 (show verse)
And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all whom he has given me I should lose nothing but should raise it up again in the last day.
John 6:40 (show verse)
And this is the will of him that sent me, That every one who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up in the last day.
John 6:41 (show verse)
The Jews then murmured of him because he said, I AM the bread which descended from the heaven.
John 6:42 (show verse)
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that he says, I descended from heaven?
John 6:43 (show verse)
Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
John 6:44 (show verse)
No one can come to me unless the Father who has sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.
John 6:45 (show verse)
It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every man therefore that has heard from the Father and has learned comes unto me.
John 6:46 (show verse)
Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is of God, he has seen the Father.
John 6:47 (show verse)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes in me has eternal life.
John 6:48 (show verse)
I AM the bread of life.
John 6:49 (show verse)
Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness and are dead.
John 6:50 (show verse)
This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that anyone may eat of it and not die.
John 6:51 (show verse)
I AM the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, they shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John 6:52 (show verse)
The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How is he able to give us his flesh to eat?
John 6:53 (show verse)
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye shall have no life in you.
John 6:54 (show verse)
Whosoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:55 (show verse)
For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
John 6:56 (show verse)
He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.
John 6:57 (show verse)
As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eats me, he shall also live by me.
John 6:58 (show verse)
This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers ate manna and are dead; he that eats of this bread shall live eternally.
John 6:59 (show verse)
He said these things in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum.
John 6:60 (show verse)
Many therefore of his disciples when they had heard this said, This is a hard word; who can hear it?
John 6:61 (show verse)
But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said unto them, Does this offend you?
John 6:62 (show verse)
What if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
John 6:63 (show verse)
The Spirit is he that gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken unto you, they are Spirit and they are life.
John 6:64 (show verse)
But there are some of you that do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that did not believe and who should betray him.
John 6:65 (show verse)
And he said, Therefore I said unto you that no one can come unto me unless it is given unto them of my Father.
John 6:66 (show verse)
After this, many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him.
John 6:67 (show verse)
Then Jesus said unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
John 6:68 (show verse)
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
John 6:69 (show verse)
And we believe and know that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 6:70 (show verse)
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
John 6:71 (show verse)
He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon, for it was he that should betray him, being one of the twelve.