The Gospel of John for Readers | Page 8

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a
man may eat, thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came
down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever.
And the bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life
of the world.
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this
man give us His flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His
blood, ye have no life in you. Whosoever eateth my flesh and drinketh
my blood hath eternal life. I will raise him up at the last day. For my
flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my
flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. The living
Father hath sent me and I live by the Father. Therefore, he that eateth
me shall also live by me. This is that bread which came down from
heaven. Not the manna your fathers ate. He that eateth of this bread

shall live for ever. These things said He in the synagogue as He taught
in Capernaum.
When they heard this, many of His disciples said, This is a hard saying.
Who can hear it? Jesus knew that His disciples murmured at it and said,
Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend
up where He was before? It is the spirit that quickeneth. The flesh
profiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and
they are life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew
from the beginning who they were that believed not and who would
betray Him. And He said, Therefore I said unto you that no man can
come unto me except it were given of my Father. From that time many
of His followers went back and walked with Him no more.
Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Simon Peter
answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of
eternal life. We believe and are sure that Thou art that Christ, the Son
of the living God. Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve
and one of you is a devil? He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon,
for he it was, of that twelve, that should betray Him.
7. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee. He would not walk in
Jewry because the Jews sought to kill Him. Now the Jews' feast of
tabernacles was at hand. His brethren, therefore, said unto Him, Depart
hence. Go into Judaea that Thy disciples also may see the works that
Thou doest. For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and He
Himself seeketh to be known openly. If Thou do these things show
Thyself to the world. For neither did His own brethren believe in Him.
Then Jesus said unto them, my time is not yet come but your time is
always ready. The world cannot hate you but me it hateth because I
testify that the works thereof are evil. Go ye up unto this feast. I go not
up yet for my time is not yet fully come.
When He had said these words unto them He remained in Galilee. But
when His brethren were gone up, then went He also to the feast, not
openly, but in secret. The Jews sought Him at the feast and said, Where
is He? There was much murmuring among the people concerning Him.

Some said, He is a good man. Others said, Nay; He deceiveth the
people. However, no man spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.
Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and
taught. And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters
having never learned? Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is
not mine but His that sent me. If any man will do His will he shall
know whether the doctrine be of God or whether I speak of myself. He
that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory. He that seeketh His
glory that sent Him, no unrighteousness is in Him.
Did not Moses give you the law and yet none of you keepeth the law?
Why go ye about to kill me? The people answered and said, Thou hast
a devil who goeth about to kill Thee? Jesus answered and said unto
them, I have done one work and ye all marvel. Moses gave unto you
circumcision (not because it is of Moses,