New American Standard Bible 1995
John 6
Five Thousand Fed
5ThereforeG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,liftingἘπάραςEparasG1869up His eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and seeingθεασάμενοςtheasamenosG2300that a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to Him, saidλέγειlegeiG3004toPhilipΦίλιππον·PhilipponG5376,“WhereπόθενpothenG4159are we to buyἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59breadἄρτους,artousG740,soG3767that theseοὗτοι;houtoiG3778may eatG2068?”
10JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004,“HaveποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160the peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444sitG377downG377.”NowδὲdeG1161there wasmuchπολὺςpolusG4183grassχόρτοςchortosG5528in the placeτόπῳ.topōG5117.SoοὖνounG3767the menἄνδρεςandresG435satG377downG377,in numberἀριθμὸνarithmonG706aboutὡςhōsG5613fiveπεντακισχίλιοι.pentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000.
11JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thenοὖνounG3767tookἔλαβενelabenG2983the loavesἄρτουςartousG740, andhaving givenG2168thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168,He distributedδιέδωκενdiedōkenG1239to thoseG3588who were seatedἀνακειμένοις,anakeimenoisG345;likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532of thefishὀψαρίωνopsariōnG3795as muchὅσονhosonG3745as they wantedἤθελον.ēthelonG2309.
12WhenὡςhōsG5613they were filledἐνεπλήσθησανeneplēsthēsanG1705,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to HisdisciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,“GatherσυναγάγετεsunagageteG4863up the leftoverπερισσεύσανταperisseusantaG4052fragmentsκλάσματαklasmataG2801soἵναinaG2443that nothingμή τιmē tiG3361G5100will be lostἀπόληται.apolētaiG622.”
13SoοὖνounG3767they gatheredσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863them up, and filledἐγέμισανegemisanG1072twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427basketsκοφίνουςkophinousG2894with fragmentsκλασμάτωνklasmatōnG2801from the fiveπέντεpenteG4002barleyκριθίνωνkrithinōnG2916loavesἄρτωνartōnG740whichἃhaG3739were leftG4052overG4052by thoseG3588who had eatenβεβρωκόσιν.¶bebrōkosinG977.
14ThereforeοὖνounG3767when the peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444sawG3708thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592whichὃhoG3739He had performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,they saidἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is trulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230theProphetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396who is to comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064into the worldκόσμον.¶kosmonG2889.”
Jesus Walks on the Water
15SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,perceivingγνοὺςgnousG1097that they wereintendingμέλλουσινmellousinG3195to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064and takeG726Him by forceG726to makeποιήσωσινpoiēsōsinG4160Him kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402againπάλινpalinG3825tothe mountainὄροςorosG3735by HimselfG846aloneμόνος.¶monosG3441.
19ThenοὖνounG3767,when they had rowedἐληλακότεςelēlakotesG1643aboutὡςhōsG5613threeεἴκοσι πέντεeikosi penteG1501G4002orἢēG2228four milesσταδίουςstadiousG4712,they sawθεωροῦσινtheōrousinG2334JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281and drawingγινόμενον,ginomenonG1096nearἐγγὺςengusG1451to the boatπλοίουploiouG4143;and they were frightenedἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.
22The nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793that stoodἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG2476on the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281sawG3708that there was noG3756otherἄλλοalloG243smallG4142boatπλοιάριονploiarionG4142thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,exceptG1508oneἓνhenG1520,and that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had not enteredσυνεισῆλθενsuneisēlthenG4897with His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143, but thatHis disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101had goneG565awayἀπῆλθον·apēlthonG565aloneμόνοιmonoiG3441.
23There cameἦλθενēlthenG2064otherἄλλαallaG243smallG4142boatsπλοιάριαploiariaG4142fromTiberiasΤιβεριάδοςTiberiadosG5085nearἐγγὺςengusG1451to the placeτόπουtopouG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699they ateG2068the breadἄρτονartonG740after theLordκυρίου.kuriouG2962had givenG2168thanksεὐχαριστήσαντοςeucharistēsantosG2168.
24SoοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793sawG3708that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was not thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,norοὐδὲoudeG3761His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,they themselvesG846gotἐνέβησανenebēsanG1684into the smallG4142boatsπλοιάριαploiariaG4142, andcameἦλθονēlthonG2064to CapernaumG2746seekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424.
Words to the People
26JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them and saidλέγωlegōG3004,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, youseekζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212Me, not becauseὅτιhotiG3754you sawG3708signsσημεῖα,sēmeiaG4592,but becauseὅτιhotiG3754you ateG2068of the loavesἄρτωνartōnG740and were filledἐχορτάσθητε.echortasthēteG5526.
27Do notworkἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038for the foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035which perishesἀπολλυμένηνapollumenēnG622,but for the foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035which enduresμένουσανmenousanG3306toeternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,whichἣνhēnG3739the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will giveδώσει·dōseiG1325to you, for on Him the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,Godθεός.theosG2316,has setG4972His sealἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972.”
32JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424thenοὖνounG3767saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, it is not MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475who has givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325you the breadἄρτονartonG740out of heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,but it is My FatherπατήρpatērG3962who givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325you the trueἀληθινόν.alēthinonG228breadἄρτονartonG740out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.
40For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whobeholdsθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207andbelievesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,and I MyselfἐγὼegōG1473willraiseἀναστήσωanastēsōG450him up on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.”
Words to the Jews
42They were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Is not thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of JosephἸωσήφ,IōsēphG2501,whoseοὗhouG3739fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέρα;mēteraG3384we knowG3609?HowπῶςpōsG4459does He nowνῦνnunG3568sayλέγειlegeiG3004, ‘I have comeκαταβέβηκα;¶katabebēkaG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772’?”
45It is writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125in the prophetsπροφήταις·prophētaisG4396, ‘And they shall allπάντεςpantesG3956betaughtδιδακτοὶdidaktoiG1318of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.’EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who has heardἀκούσαςakousasG191and learnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129from the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to Me.
51I amG1510the livingζῶνzōnG2198breadἄρτοςartosG740thatcameκαταβάς·katabasG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100eatsG2068of thisτούτουtoutouG3778breadἄρτου,artouG740,he will liveζήσειzēseiG2198foreverαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165;and the breadἄρτοςartosG740alsoκαὶkaiG2532whichὃνhonG3739I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325for the lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889isMy fleshσάρξsarxG4561.”
53SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361you eatG2068the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561ofthe SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and drinkπίητεpiēteG4095His bloodαἷμα,haimaG129,you haveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐκoukG3756lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222in yourselvesἑαυτοῖς.he'autoisG1438.
58ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the breadἄρτοςartosG740whichG3588cameκαταβάς,katabasG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772; not asthe fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962ateG2068and diedἀπέθανον·apethanonG599;he who eatsτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778breadἄρτονartonG740will liveζήσειzēseiG2198foreverαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165.”
Words to the Disciples
64But there aresomeτινεςtinesG5100of you whoοἳhoiG3739do not believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.”For JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewG3609from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746whoτίνεςtinesG5101they were who did not believeπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100, andwhoτίςtisG5101it was that wouldbetrayπαραδώσωνparadōsōnG3860Him.
Peter’s Confession of Faith
Commentaries on John 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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