John 6:1-24

1After these things 1Jesus went away to the other side of 2the Sea of Galilee (or 3Tiberias). 2A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the 45signs which He was performing on those who were sick. 3Then 6Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples. 4Now 7the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. 5Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to 8Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?” 6This He was saying to 9test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. 710Philip answered Him, “11Two hundred 12denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.” 8One of His 13disciples, 14Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two 15fish, but what are these for so many people?” 10Jesus said, “Have the people 16sit down.” Now there was 17much grass in the place. So the men 18sat down, in number about 19five thousand. 11Jesus then took the loaves, and 20having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the 21fish as much as they wanted. 12When they were filled, He said to His 22disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost.” 13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve 23baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14Therefore when the people saw the 24sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the 25Prophet who is to come into the world.”

15So Jesus, perceiving that they were 26intending to come and take Him by force 27to make Him king, 28withdrew again to 29the mountain by Himself alone.

16Now when evening came, His 30disciples went down to the sea, 17and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea 31to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. 19Then, when they had rowed about 32three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. 20But He said to them, “It is I; 3334do not be afraid.” 21So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

22The next day 35the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus 36had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone. 23There came other small boats from 37Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the 38Lord 39had given thanks. 24So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and 40came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.