New American Standard Bible 1995

John 6:1-24

1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentG565awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565to the otherG4008sideG4008ofthe SeaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056(orTiberiasΤιβεριάδος.TiberiadosG5085).

2A largeπολύς,polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793followedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190Him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754they sawG3708thesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739He was performingἐποίειepoieiG4160on thoseG3588who were sickἀσθενούντων.asthenountōnG770.

3ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἀνῆλθενanēlthenG424up on the mountainὄροςorosG3735,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563He satG2521downG2521with His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101.

4NowδὲdeG1161the PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,the feastἑορτὴhe'ortēG1859of the JewsἸουδαίων.¶IoudaiōnG2453,was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

5ThereforeG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,liftingἘπάραςEparasG1869up His eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and seeingθεασάμενοςtheasamenosG2300that a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to Him, saidλέγειlegeiG3004toPhilipΦίλιππον·PhilipponG5376,“WhereπόθενpothenG4159are we to buyἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59breadἄρτους,artousG740,soG3767that theseοὗτοι;houtoiG3778may eatG2068?”

6ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004totestπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985him, for He HimselfG846knewG3609whatτίtiG5101He was intendingἔμελλενemellenG3195to doποιεῖν.poieinG4160.

7PhilipΦίλιππος·PhilipposG5376answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611Him, “TwoδιακοσίωνdiakosiōnG1250hundredG1250denariiδηναρίωνdēnariōnG1220worth of breadἄρτοιartoiG740is not sufficientἀρκοῦσινarkousinG714for them, for everyoneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538to receiveλάβῃ.¶labēG2983a littleβραχύbrachuG1024.”

8OneεἷςheisG1520of HisdisciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreasG406,SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613Peter’sΠέτρου·PetrouG4074brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him,

9“There is a ladπαιδάριονpaidarionG3808hereὧδεhōdeG5602whoὃςhosG3739hasἔχειecheiG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002barleyκριθίνουςkrithinousG2916loavesἄρτουςartousG740and twoδύοduoG1417fishὀψάρια·opsariaG3795,but whatτίtiG5101are theseταῦταtautaG3778for soτοσούτους;tosoutousG5118manyG5118peopleG5118?”

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 tiG3361 G5100will 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.”

15SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,perceivingγνοὺςgnousG1097that they wereintendingμέλλουσινmellousinG3195to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064and takeG726Him by forceG726to makeποιήσωσινpoiēsōsinG4160Him kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402againπάλινpalinG3825tothe mountainὄροςorosG3735by HimselfG846aloneμόνος.¶monosG3441.

16NowδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613eveningὀψίαopsiaG3798cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096, HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101wentG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597to the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,

17and after gettingἐμβάντεςembantesG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143, they started tocrossπέρανperanG4008the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281to CapernaumG2746.It had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235becomeἐγεγόνει,egegoneiG1096darkσκοτίαskotiaG4653,and JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeG2064to them.

18The seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281beganto be stirredδιεγείρετο.diegeiretoG1326up because a strongμεγάλουmegalouG3173windἀνέμουanemouG417was blowingπνέοντοςpneontosG4154.

19ThenοὖνounG3767,when they had rowedἐληλακότεςelēlakotesG1643aboutὡςhōsG5613threeεἴκοσι πέντεeikosi penteG1501 G4002orἢēG2228four milesσταδίουςstadiousG4712,they sawθεωροῦσινtheōrousinG2334JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281and drawingγινόμενον,ginomenonG1096nearἐγγὺςengusG1451to the boatπλοίουploiouG4143;and they were frightenedἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.

20But He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “It is I;do not be afraidφοβεῖσθε.phobeistheG5399.”

21SoοὖνounG3767they were willingἤθελονēthelonG2309to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983Him into the boatπλοῖον,ploionG4143,and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112the boatπλοῖονploionG4143was at the landγῆςgēsG1093to whichἣνhēnG3739they were goingὑπῆγον.¶hupēgonG5217.

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.

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