Berean Standard Bible

John 6:4-21

4NowδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588Jewishἡ Ἰουδαίων.¶hē IoudaiōnG3588 G2453Feastἑορτὴhe'ortēG1859of theτῶνtōnG3588PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957wasἦνēnG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

5WhenοὖνounG3767τοὺςtousG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424looked upἘπάρας ὀφθαλμοὺς ὁEparas ophthalmous hoG1869 G3588 G3788andκαὶkaiG2532sawθεασάμενοςtheasamenosG2300ὅτιhotiG3754a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064towardπρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004toπρὸςprosG4314PhilipΦίλιππον·PhilipponG5376, “WhereπόθενpothenG4159can we buyἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59breadἄρτους,artousG740forἵναinaG2443theseοὗτοι;houtoiG3778peopleto eatφάγωσινphagōsinG5315?”

6ButδὲdeG1161He was askingG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to testπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985himαὐτόν·autonG846,forγὰρgarG1063HeαὐτὸςautosG846knewᾔδειēdeiG1492whatτίtiG5101He was aboutἔμελλενemellenG3195to doποιεῖν.poieinG4160.

7PhilipΦίλιππος·PhilipposG5376answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611αὐτῷautōG846ὁhoG3588, “Two hundredδιακοσίωνdiakosiōnG1250denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220would not buy enoughοὐκ ἀρκοῦσινouk arkousinG3756 G714breadἄρτοιartoiG740forαὐτοῖς ἵναautois inaG846 G2443each of themἕκαστοςhekastosG1538to haveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983aτιtiG5100smallβραχύbrachuG1024piece.”

8OneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537HisαὐτῷautōG846τῶνtōnG3588disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406,SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613Peter’sΠέτρου·PetrouG4074ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,

9“HereὧδεhōdeG5602isἔστινestinG1510a boyπαιδάριονpaidarionG3808ὃςhosG3739withἔχειecheiG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002barleyκριθίνουςkrithinousG2916loavesἄρτουςartousG740andκαὶkaiG2532twoδύοduoG1417small fishὀψάρια·opsariaG3795.ButἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101differencewill these makeταῦτα ἐστινtauta estinG1510 G3778amongεἰςeisG1519so manyτοσούτους;tosoutousG5118?”

10“HaveποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160theὁhoG3588peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444sit downἀναπεσεῖν.anapeseinG377τοὺςtousG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidεἶπενeipenG2036.NowδὲdeG1161there wasἦνēnG1510plenty ofπολὺςpolusG4183grassχόρτοςchortosG5528inἐνenG1722thatτῷtōG3588placeτόπῳ.topōG5117,soοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435sat downἀνέπεσανanepesanG377,aboutὡςhōsG5613five thousandπεντακισχίλιοι.pentakischilioiG4000τὸνtonG3588of themἀριθμὸνarithmonG706.

11ThenοὖνounG3767τοὺςtousG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tookἔλαβενelabenG2983theὁhoG3588loavesἄρτουςartousG740andκαὶ ὁμοίωςkai homoiōsG3668 G2532ἐκekG1537theτοῖςtoisG3588fishὀψαρίωνopsariōnG3795καὶkaiG2532,gave thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168, anddistributedδιέδωκενdiedōkenG1239to thoseτῶνtōnG3588who were seatedἀνακειμένοις,anakeimenoisG345as much asὅσονhosonG3745they wantedἤθελον.ēthelonG2309.

12AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613everyone was fullἐνεπλήσθησανeneplēsthēsanG1705,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004toτοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “GatherσυναγάγετεsunagageteG4863theτὰtaG3588piecesκλάσματαklasmataG2801that are left overπερισσεύσανταperisseusantaG4052,so thatἵναinaG2443nothingμή τιmē tiG3361 G5100will be wastedἀπόληται.apolētaiG622.”

13SoοὖνounG3767they collectedσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863themandκαὶkaiG2532filledἐγέμισανegemisanG1072twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427basketsκοφίνουςkophinousG2894with the piecesκλασμάτωνklasmatōnG2801ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002τῶνtōnG3588barleyκριθίνωνkrithinōnG2916loavesἄρτωνartōnG740ἃhaG3739left overἐπερίσσευσανeperisseusanG4052by thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who had eatenβεβρωκόσιν.¶bebrōkosinG977.

14WhenοὖνounG3767theΟἱHoiG3588peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444sawG3708the signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592thatὃhoG3739Jesushad performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,they began to sayG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588ProphetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396whoὁhoG3588is to comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον.¶kosmonG2889.”

15ThenοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,realizingγνοὺςgnousG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754they were aboutμέλλουσινmellousinG3195to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532ἵναinaG2443makeποιήσωσινpoiēsōsinG4160HimαὐτὸνautonG846kingβασιλέαbasileaG935by forceἁρπάζεινharpazeinG726,withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402againπάλινpalinG3825toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588a mountainὄροςorosG3735by Himselfαὐτὸς μόνος.¶autos monosG846 G3441.

16δὲdeG1161WhenὩςHōsG5613eveningὀψίαopsiaG3798cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096,HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101went downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,

17καὶkaiG2532got intoἐμβάντες εἰςembantes eisG1684 G1519a boatπλοῖονploionG4143, andstartedἤρχοντοērchontoG2064acrossπέρανperanG4008theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναούμ.KapharnaoumG2584καὶkaiG2532.It wasἐγεγόνει,egegoneiG1096alreadyἤδηēdēG2235darkσκοτίαskotiaG4653,andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had not yet gone outοὔπω ἐληλύθειoupō elēlutheiG3768 G2064toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

18A strongμεγάλουmegalouG3173windἀνέμουanemouG417was blowingπνέοντοςpneontosG4154,andτεteG5037theἥhēG3588seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281grew agitatedδιεγείρετο.diegeiretoG1326.

19WhenοὖνounG3767they had rowedἐληλακότεςelēlakotesG1643aboutὡςhōsG5613three or four milesσταδίους εἴκοσι πέντε ἢ τριάκοντα,stadious eikosi pente ē triakontaG1501 G4002 G2228 G5144 G4712,they sawθεωροῦσινtheōrousinG2334τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424approachingἐγγὺς γινόμενον,engus ginomenonG1096 G1451theτῆςtēsG3588boatπλοίουploiouG4143καὶkaiG2532,walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281—andκαὶkaiG2532they were terrifiedἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.

20ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Jesusspoke upλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846: “It isεἰμι,eimiG1510IἐγώegōG1473;do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβεῖσθε.phobeistheG5399.”

21ThenοὖνounG3767they were willingἤθελονēthelonG2309to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983HimαὐτὸνautonG846intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖον,ploionG4143,andκαὶkaiG2532at onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143reachedἐγένετο ἐπὶegeneto epiG1096 G1909theτῆςtēsG3588shoreγῆςgēsG1093εἰςeisG1519whereἣνhēnG3739they were headingὑπῆγον.¶hupēgonG5217.

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