The Miracles of Jesus Feeding 5,000 & Walking on Water |
John 6:1-71 The Gospel According to John [in Smaller Chunks] |
After these things, Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a [large] multitude followed [Jesus,] because they saw His miracles, [that] He did on [those, who] were diseased. [Matthew 15:30 And [large] multitudes came to [Jesus,] having with them those, [who] were: lame blind, [mute, crippled, & many others and [they] cast them down at Jesus' feet; & He healed them.] |
And Jesus went up, into a mountain, & He sat with His disciples there. And the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was [soon.] Then, when Jesus lifted up His eyes, & saw a [large crowd,] come to Him, He [said] to Philip, [Where] shall we buy bread, [so] that these may eat? |
And [Jesus] said this to [test Philip.] For [Jesus,] knew [within] Himself, what He would do. Philip answered [Jesus,] 200 [pennies' worth] of bread isn't [enough] for them, [so] that everyone of them may take a little. |
One of [Jesus'] disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, [said] to Him, There is a lad here, [who has] 5 barley loaves, & 2 small [fish.] But what are they, among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now, in the place, there was much grass. So, the men sat down, in [total] about 5,000. |
And Jesus took the loaves, & when He had given thanks, [Jesus] distributed [bread] to His disciples. And the disciples [distributed bread,] as much as they [wanted,] to [those, who] were [sitting] down. And [did the same] [with] the [fish.] |
When they were filled, [Jesus] said to His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, [so] that nothing [is] lost. Therefore, they gathered them together, & filled 12 baskets with the 5 barley [loaves'] fragments, [that] remained, over & above, [what they] had eaten. |
*Then, those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is [truly] that Prophet, that should come into the world. [Deuteronomy 18:15 *The Lord your God will raise up to you, a Prophet from the midst of you, of your brethren, [similar] to me, [a.k.a. Moses.] You shall [listen] to Him. ] |
Therefore, when Jesus [realized] they would come & take Him by force, to make Him a king, [Jesus] departed again into a mountain alone, [by] Himself. And when [evening had] now come, [Jesus'] disciples went down [into] the sea, & entered into a ship, & went over the sea toward Capernaum. |
And it was now dark, & Jesus [hadn't] come to them. And the sea arose, [because] of [an enormous] wind that blew. So, when they had rowed about 25 or 30 furlongs, they [saw] Jesus drawing [close] to the ship, walking on the sea. And they were afraid. But [Jesus said] to them, It is I; [don't] be afraid. |
*Then, they willingly received, [a.k.a. assisted,] Him into the ship, & immediately, the ship was at the land, [where] they [were going.] [Psalm 89:9 *You [rule] the raging sea, when [its] waves arise, & You [still, a.k.a calm,] them.] |
The following day, when the people, [who] stood on the other side of the sea, saw there was [no] other boat there, [except] the one [in which Jesus'] disciples [had] entered, & that Jesus [hadn't gone] with His disciples into the boat, & that [Jesus'] disciples [had] [sailed] away, alone. |
([However,] other boats came there from Tiberias, [near] to the place where after the Lord had given thanks, they [ate] bread.) Therefore, when the people saw that Jesus wasn't there, & neither [were] His disciples, they also took [to boats,] & came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. |
And when they had found [Jesus,] on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, Rabbi, when [did] You [come here?] Jesus answered them, & said, [Very, truly,] I say to you, You seek Me, not because you saw the miracles, but because you [ate from] the loaves, & were filled. |
[Don't] labor, [a.k.a. work,] for the meat, [a.k.a. food,] that [perishes,] but [seek] for the [food that] the Son of Man shall give to you, that [endures] [& leads] to everlasting Life. For God the Father has sealed, [a.k.a. verified] Him. |
Then, they said to [Jesus,] What shall we do, [so] that we might work, [a.k.a. do] the works of God? Jesus answered & said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe [in] Him, Whom He [has] sent. |
Therefore, they said to [Jesus,] What sign [do] You [show] then, [so] that we may see, & believe You? What work, [a.k.a. Miracle, do] You [do?] Our [forefathers ate] manna in the desert. |
As it is written, [in the Scriptures,] He gave them bread from heaven to eat. [Exodus 16:4-5 Then, the Lord said to Moses, [Watch,] I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out & gather a certain [amount] every day, [so] that I may [test] them, whether they will walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in My Law, or [not.] And it shall [happen,] that on the 6th day, they shall prepare [what] they bring in, & it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.] |
Then, Jesus said to them, [Very, truly,] I say to you, Moses [didn't give] you that bread from heaven; but My Father [gives] you the True Bread from heaven. [John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, [so] that [whoever] believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal Life.] |
For the Bread of God is He, [Who comes] down from heaven, & [gives] Life to the world. Then, they said to [Jesus,] Lord, give us this bread [forever.] And Jesus said to them, I Am the Bread of Life. |
*He, [who comes] to Me shall never hunger. And he, [who] believes [in] Me shall never thirst. [Revelation 22:16-17 *I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify these things to you in the churches. I Am the Root & the Offspring of David, & the Bright & Morning Star. And the Spirit & the bride say, Come. And let him, [who hears,] say, Come. And let him, [who] is [thirsty,] come. And [whoever is willing,] let him take the Water of Life freely.] |
But I say to you, That you have also seen Me, & [don't] believe. [John 10:26-28 But you [don't] believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, & I know them, & they follow Me. And I give eternal Life to them. And they shall never perish, & neither shall any man [snatch] them out of My hand.] |
All that the Father [gives] Me, shall come to Me. And I won't in [any way] cast out him, [who comes] to Me. For I came down from heaven, not to do [My] Own will, but the will of Him, [Who] sent Me. [John 9:4-5 I must [do] the works, [a.k.a miracles.] of Him, [Who] sent Me, while it is day. The night [comes,] when no man can work. As long as I Am in the world, I Am the Light of the world.] |
And this is the Father's will, [Who has] sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all [whom] He has given Me, but should raise it up again [on] the last day. [John 10:29-30 My Father, [Who] gave them [to] Me, is greater than all. And no man is able to [snatch] them out of My Father's hand. My Father & I are One.] |
And this is the will of Him, [Who] sent Me, that everyone, [who sees] the Son, & believes [in] Him, may have everlasting Life. And I will raise him up [on] the last day. [Revelation 20:12 And I, [a.k.a. apostle John,] saw the dead, [powerless & powerful,] stand before God. |
And the Books were opened. And another Book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged, according to their works, [a.k.a. deeds, from] those things [that] were written in the Books.] |
Then, the Jews [grumbled] at [Jesus,] because He said, I Am the Bread, [that] Came down from heaven. And they said, Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, Whose father & mother we know? How then, is it that He [says,] I came down from heaven? |
Therefore, Jesus answered & said to them, [Don't grumble] among yourselves. No man can come to Me, [unless] the Father, [Who has] sent Me, [draws,] him, & I will raise him up [on] the last day. [John 12:32 And if I [Am] lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto Me.] |
It is written in [the Scriptures by] the prophets, And they shall all be taught [about] God. *Therefore, every man, [who] has heard, & [has] learned [about] the Father, [comes] to Me. Not that any man [has] seen the Father, [except] He, [Who] is of God. He has seen the Father. |
[Very, truly,] I say to you, He, [who] believes [in] Me, [has] everlasting Life. I Am that Bread of Life. Your [forefathers ate] manna, in the wilderness, & are dead. [Numbers 14:19-24 I [urge] You, pardon the [sins] of this people, according to the greatness of Your mercy, [like] You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. |
And the Lord said [to Moses,] I have pardoned according to your word. But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Because all those men, [who] have seen My glory, & My miracles, [that] I did in Egypt, & in the wilderness, & have [tested] Me now these 10 times, haven't [paid attention] to My voice. |
Surely, they shall not see the land, which I [swore] to their fathers. Neither shall any of [those, who] provoked Me see it. [Except] My servant Caleb, because he had another spirit [within] him, & has [totally] followed Me. I will bring him into the land, [into which] he went. And his seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] shall possess it.] |
[I Am] this bread, which [has] [come] down from heaven, that a man may eat [of it,] & not die. [Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed & [broke] it, & gave it to the disciples, & said, Take, & eat, This is My body.] |
I Am the Living Bread, [Who] came down from heaven. If any man [eats] of this bread, he shall live forever. And the bread that I will give: is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. [Hebrews 9:12-14 He entered in, once into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal Redemption for us. Neither by the blood of goats & calves, but by His Own blood. |
For if the blood of bulls & goats, & the ashes of [a] heifer [sprinkled on] the unclean, [which,] [sanctified] to the purifying of the flesh: How much more [significant] shall [be] the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal Spirit, offered Himself, without spot, [a.k.a. without sin,] to God, [to] purge your conscience from dead works, to serve the Living God?] |
Therefore, the Jews [quarreled] among themselves, saying, How can this Man give us His flesh to eat? Then Jesus said to them, [Very, truly,] I say to you, [Unless] you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, & drink His blood, you have no life [within] you. [Whoever eats] My flesh, & [drinks] My blood, [has] eternal life. And I will raise him up [on] the last day. |
[1 Corinthians 11:23-26 For I have received [from] the Lord, [what] I also delivered, [a.k.a. conveyed,] to you. That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread. And when He had given thanks, He [broke] it, & said, Take, eat. This is My body, which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me. After the same manner, He also took the cup, & when He had [eaten said,] This cup is the New Testament in My blood. You do this as [often] as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. For as often as you eat this bread, & drink this cup, you [proclaim] the Lord's death, [until] He [comes.] |
For My flesh is indeed meat, [a.k.a. food,] & My blood is indeed drink. He, [who] eats My flesh, & drinks My blood, dwells [within] Me, & I in him. [1 John 4:15-16 [Whoever] shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells [within] him, & he [within] God. And we have known & believed the love that God [has] [given] to us. God is love; & he, [who dwells] in love, [dwells within] God, & God [within] him.] |
As the Living Father, [has] sent Me, & I live, [because of] the Father. So, he, [who] eats Me, he shall even live, [because of] Me. This is that Bread, [Who] came down from heaven. Not [like] your [forefathers ate] manna, & are dead. He, [who eats] of this Bread shall live forever. |
[Revelation 2:17 He, [who has] an ear, let him hear what the Spirit [says] to the churches. To him, [who overcomes,] I will give to eat of the hidden manna, & will give him a white stone, & a new name written [on] the stone, which no man [knows, except] he, [who receives] it.] |
[Jesus] said these things in the synagogue, as He taught in Capernaum. Therefore, when many of [Jesus'] disciples had heard this, said, This is [a] hard, [a.k.a. difficult] saying. Who can [understand] it? [Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart. And [don't] lean [on] your own understanding. Acknowledge Him in all your ways, & He will direct your paths.] |
When Jesus knew [within] Himself that His disciples [grumbled] at [what Jesus told them,] He said to them, Does this offend you? *What if you shall see the Son of Man ascend up where He was before? [Acts 1:9-11 *And when [Jesus] had spoken these things, while they [watched,] a cloud received Him & [Jesus] was taken up out of their sight. And while they [steadily] looked toward heaven, as [Jesus] went up, & [saw] 2 men stood by them in white [garments.] [Who] also said, You men of Galilee, why [do] you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, [Who] is taken up from you into heaven, shall [also] come in [similar] manner, as you have seen Him go into heaven.] |
It is the Spirit that [quickens, a.k.a. makes alive.] The flesh [isn't beneficial.] The Words that I speak to you, they are [from the] Spirit, & they are [what leads to eternal] Life. [John 3:13 And no man [has] ascended up to heaven, [except] He, [Who] came down from heaven, even the Son of Man, [Who] is [from] heaven.] |
*But there are some of you, [who don't] believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were, [who didn't believe,] & who should betray Him. [Matthew 26:14-16 *Then 1 of the 12, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, & said to them, What will you give me, & I will deliver Him to you? And they [contracted] with [Judas] for 30 pieces of silver. And from that time, [Judas] sought [an] opportunity to betray [Jesus.] |
And [Jesus] said, [That's why,] I said to you, that no man can come to Me, [unless] it were given to him [from] My Father. From that time, many of [Jesus'] disciples went [away,] & no [longer] walked, [a.k.a. followed,] with Him. |
Then, Jesus said to the 12, Will you also go away? Then, Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the Words of eternal Life. [1 John 5:11-13 And this is the record, [a.k.a. testimony,] that God [has] given to us, eternal Life, & this Life is [through] His Son. He, [who] has the Son, [has] Life. And he, [who doesn't have] the Son of God, [doesn't have] Life. I have written these things to you, [who] believe [in] the Name of the Son of God. [So,] that you may know that you have eternal life, & that you may believe [in] the Name of the Son of God.] |
And we believe & are sure that You [are] that Christ, the Son of the Living God. [John 11:25-27 Jesus said to [Martha,] I Am the Resurrection, & the Life; & he, [who] believes in Me, though he were dead, [still] shall he live. And [whoever lives] & [believes] in Me, shall never die. [Do] you [believe] this? [Martha] said to [Jesus, Yes,] Lord. I believe that You [are] the Christ, the Son of God, [Who] should come into the world.] |
*Jesus answered them, Haven't I chosen you 12, & 1 of you is a devil, [a.k.a. demon?] [Jesus spoke] of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. For it was he, [who] should betray Him, being 1 of the 12. [Luke 22:3-4 *Then, Satan entered [into] Judas surnamed Iscariot, being [1] of the 12. And [Judas] went [on] his way, & [talked] with the chief priests & [leaders,] [about] how he might betray [Jesus] to them.] |