John 6:1-24

1AfterG3326 thisG3778, JesusG2424 crossedG565 to the other sideG4008 of theG3588 SeaG2281 of GalileeG1056 (thatG3588 is, the Sea of TiberiasG5085). 2A largeG4183 crowdG3793 followedG190 HimG846 becauseG3754 they sawG2334 theG3588 signsG4592 He was performingG4160 onG1909 theG3588 sickG770. 3ThenG1161 JesusG2424 went upG424 onG1519 theG3588 mountainG3735 andG2532 sat downG2521 withG3326 HisG846 disciplesG3101.

4NowG1161 theG3588 JewishG3588G2453 FeastG1859 of theG3588 PassoverG3957 wasG1510 nearG1451. 5When JesusG2424 looked upG1869G3588G3788 andG2532 sawG2300 a largeG4183 crowdG3793 comingG2064 towardG4314 HimG846, He saidG3004 toG4314 PhilipG5376, “WhereG4159 can we buyG59 breadG740 forG2443 theseG3778 people to eatG5315?” 6ButG1161 He was askingG2036 thisG3778 to testG3985 himG846, forG1063 HeG846 knewG1492 whatG5101 He was aboutG3195 to doG4160.

7PhilipG5376 answeredG611, “Two hundredG1250 denariiG12201 would not buy enoughG3756G714 breadG740 forG846G2443 each of themG1538 to haveG2983 aG5100 smallG1024 piece.”

8OneG1520 ofG1537 HisG846 disciplesG3101, AndrewG406, SimonG4613 Peter’sG4074 brotherG80, saidG3004 to HimG846, 9“HereG5602 isG1510 a boyG3808 with fiveG4002 barleyG2916 loavesG740 andG2532 twoG1417 small fishG3795. ButG235 whatG5101 difference will these makeG1510G3778 amongG1519 so manyG5118?”

10“HaveG4160 theG3588 people sit downG377,” JesusG2424 saidG2036. NowG1161 there wasG1510 plenty ofG4183 grassG5528 inG1722 that placeG5117, soG3767 theG3588 menG435 sat downG377, aboutG5613 five thousandG4000 of them.

11ThenG3767 JesusG2424 tookG2983 theG3588 loavesG740 andG3668G2532 theG3588 fishG3795, gave thanksG2168, and distributedG1239 to thoseG3588 who were seatedG345 as much asG3745 they wantedG2309.

12AndG1161 whenG5613 everyone was fullG1705, He saidG3004 toG3588 HisG846 disciplesG3101, “GatherG4863 theG3588 piecesG2801 that are left overG4052, so thatG2443 nothingG3361G5100 will be wastedG622.”

13SoG3767 they collectedG4863 them andG2532 filledG1072 twelveG1427 basketsG2894 with the piecesG2801 ofG1537 theG3588 fiveG4002 barleyG2916 loavesG740 left overG4052 by thoseG3588 who had eatenG977.

14When theG3588 peopleG444 sawG3708 the signG4592 thatG3739 Jesus had performedG4160,2 they began to sayG2036, “TrulyG230 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 ProphetG4396 whoG3588 is to comeG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889.”

15ThenG3767 JesusG2424, realizingG1097 thatG3754 they were aboutG3195 to comeG2064 andG2532 makeG4160 HimG846 kingG935 by forceG726, withdrewG402 againG3825 toG1519 a mountainG3735 by HimselfG846G3441.

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WhenG5613 eveningG3798 cameG1096, HisG846 disciplesG3101 went downG2597 toG1909 theG3588 seaG2281, 17got intoG1684G1519 a boatG4143, and startedG2064 acrossG4008 theG3588 seaG2281 toG1519 CapernaumG2584. It wasG1096 alreadyG2235 darkG4653, andG2532 JesusG2424 had not yet gone outG3768G2064 toG4314 themG846. 18A strongG3173 windG417 was blowingG4154, andG5037 theG3588 seaG2281 grew agitatedG1326.

19When they had rowedG1643 aboutG5613 three or four milesG1501G4002G2228G5144G4712,3 they sawG2334 JesusG2424 approachingG1096G1451 theG3588 boatG4143, walkingG4043 onG1909 theG3588 seaG2281—andG2532 they were terrifiedG5399. 20ButG1161 Jesus spoke upG3004G846: “It isG1510 IG1473; do notG3361 be afraidG5399.” 21ThenG3767 they were willingG2309 to takeG2983 HimG846 intoG1519 theG3588 boatG4143, andG2532 at onceG2112 theG3588 boatG4143 reachedG1096G1909 theG3588 shoreG1093 whereG3739 they were headingG5217.

22TheG3588 next dayG1887, theG3588 crowdG3793 thatG3588 had remainedG2476 on the other sideG4008 of theG3588 seaG2281 realizedG3708 thatG3754 onlyG1487G3361 oneG1520 boatG4142 had beenG1510 thereG1563, andG2532 thatG3754 JesusG2424 had not boardedG3756G4897G1519 it with HisG846 disciplesG3101, butG235 they had gone awayG565 aloneG3441. 23HoweverG235, some boatsG4142 fromG1537 TiberiasG5085 landedG2064 nearG1451 theG3588 placeG5117 whereG3699 the people had eatenG5315 theG3588 breadG740 after theG3588 LordG2962 had given thanksG2168. 24SoG3767 whenG3753 theG3588 crowdG3793 sawG3708 thatG3754 neitherG3756 JesusG2424 norG3761 HisG846 disciplesG3101 wereG1510 thereG1563, theyG846 gotG1684 intoG1519 theG3588 boatsG4142 andG2532 wentG2064 toG1519 CapernaumG2584 to look forG2212 Him.