The Gospel of John for Readers | Page 7

and the disciples to
them that were seated. Then the same with the fishes. When all were
filled, He said unto His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain
so that nothing be wasted. Therefore they gathered them together and
filled twelve baskets with the leftover fragments of the five barley
loaves. Those who, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said,
This is truly that prophet that should come into the world. When Jesus
perceived that they would come and take Him by force to make Him a
king, He departed alone into a mountain.
It was now evening. His disciples went down to the sea and entered

into a boat and went toward Capernaum. It grew dark and Jesus had not
come to them. Then the sea arose by the force of a great wind. When
they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus
walking on the sea and drawing near the boat. They were afraid. But He
saith unto them, It is I. Be not afraid. Then they willingly received Him
into the boat and immediately were at the land whither they went.
The day following, the people who stood on the other side of the sea
saw that there was no other boat there, except the one His disciples
entered. And they saw that Jesus went not with His disciples but that
His disciples left alone. (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias
nigh unto the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given
thanks.) When the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor His
disciples, they took boats to Capernaum to look for Him.
Now when they found Jesus on the other side of the sea, they said unto
Him, Rabbi, when camest Thou hither? Jesus answered them and said,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me not because ye saw the
miracles, but because ye ate of the loaves and were filled. Labour not
for the meat which perisheth but for that meat which endureth unto
everlasting life. It is what the Son of man shall give you for God the
Father hath sealed Him.
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. And they said, What
sign showest Thou, then, that we may see and believe Thee? What dost
Thou work? Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as it is written, He
gave them bread from heaven to eat.
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave
you not that bread from heaven. My Father giveth you the true bread
from heaven. For the bread of God is He which cometh down from
heaven and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto Him, Lord,
evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread
of life. He that cometh to me shall never hunger. And he that believeth
on me shall never thirst. But I also said to you that ye have seen me and
believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me. And him

that cometh to me I will not cast out because I came down from heaven
not to do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.
This is the Father's will that hath sent me, that of all which He hath
given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last
day. And this is the will of Him that sent me, that every one which
seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life. And I
will raise him up at the last day.
The Jews then murmured at Him because He said, 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 is it then that He saith,
I came down from heaven? Jesus therefore answered and said unto
them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me except
that the Father which hath sent me draw him to me. And I will raise
him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets that they shall be all
taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of
the Father, cometh unto me. No man hath seen the Father except He
which is of God.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting
life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness
and are dead.