Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: John | Page 7

in them you will find
the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony
concerning me; 005:040 and yet you are unwilling to come to me that
you may have Life. 005:041 "I do not accept glory from man, 005:042
but I know you well, and I know that in your hearts you do not really
love God. 005:043 I have come as my Father's representative, and you
do not receive me. If some one else comes representing only himself,
him you will receive. 005:044 How is it possible for you to believe,
while you receive glory from one another and have no desire for the
glory that comes from the only God? 005:045 "Do not suppose that I
will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, namely
Moses, on whom your hope rests. 005:046 For if you believe Moses,
you would believe me; for he wrote about me. 005:047 But if you
disbelieve his writings, how are you to believe my words?" 006:001
After this Jesus went away across the Lake of Galilee (that is, the Lake
of Tiberias). 006:002 A vast multitude followed Him, because they
witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.
006:003 Then Jesus went up the hill, and sat there with His disciples.
006:004 The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand. 006:005 And
when He looked round and saw an immense crowd coming towards
Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people
to eat?" 006:006 He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself
knew what He was going to do. 006:007 "Seven pounds' worth of
bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty
meal." 006:008 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother,
said to Him, 006:009 "There is a boy here with five barley loaves and a
couple of fish: but what is that among so many?" 006:010 "Make the
people sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass;
so they sat down, the adult men numbering about 5,000. 006:011 Then
Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to
those who were resting on the ground; and also the fish in like
manner--as much as they desired. 006:012 When all were fully satisfied,
He said to His disciples, "Gather up the broken portions that remain
over, so that nothing be lost." 006:013 Accordingly they gathered them

up; and with the fragments of the five barley loaves--the broken
portions that remained over after they had done eating--they filled
twelve baskets. 006:014 Thereupon the people, having seen the miracle
He had performed, said, "This is indeed the Prophet who was to come
into the world." 006:015 Perceiving, however, that they were about to
come and carry Him off by force to make Him a king, Jesus withdrew
again up the hill alone by Himself. 006:016 When evening came on,
His disciples went down to the Lake. 006:017 There they got on board
a boat, and pushed off to cross the Lake to Capernaum. By this time it
had become dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 006:018 The Lake
also was getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing. 006:019
When, however, they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus
walking on the water and coming near the boat. 006:020 They were
terrified; but He called to them. "It is I," He said, "do not be afraid."
006:021 Then they were willing to take Him on board; and in a
moment the boat reached the shore at the point to which they were
going. 006:022 Next morning the crowd who were still standing about
on the other side of the Lake found that there had been but one small
boat there, and they had seen that Jesus did not go on board with His
disciples, but that His disciples went away without Him. 006:023 Yet a
number of small boats came from Tiberias to the neighbourhood of the
place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
006:024 When however the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His
disciples were there, they themselves also took boats and came to
Capernaum to look for Jesus. 006:025 So when they had crossed the
Lake and had found Him, they asked Him, "Rabbi, when did you come
here?" 006:026 "In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that
you are searching for me not because you have seen miracles, but
because you ate the loaves and had a hearty meal. 006:027 Bestow your
pains not on the food which perishes, but on the food that remains unto
the Life of the Ages-- that food which will