New American Standard Bible 2020
John 6
Five Thousand Men Fed
5SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,after raisingἘπάραςEparasG1869His eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788and seeingθεασάμενοςtheasamenosG2300that a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to Him, saidλέγειlegeiG3004toPhilipΦίλιππον·PhilipponG5376,“WhereπόθενpothenG4159are we to buyἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59breadἄρτους,artousG740soG2443thatG2443theseοὗτοι;houtoiG3778peoplemay eatG2068?”
10JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004,“HaveποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160the peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444reclineἀναπεσεῖν.anapeseinG377to eat.”NowδὲdeG1161there wasplentyπολὺςpolusG4183of grassχόρτοςchortosG5528in the placeτόπῳ.topōG5117.SoοὖνounG3767the menἄνδρεςandresG435reclinedἀνέπεσανanepesanG377,aboutὡςhōsG5613fiveπεντακισχίλιοι.pentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000in numberἀριθμὸνarithmonG706.
11JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thenοὖνounG3767tookἔλαβενelabenG2983the loavesἄρτουςartousG740, andafter givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168He distributedδιέδωκενdiedōkenG1239themto thoseG3588who were recliningἀνακειμένοις,anakeimenoisG345;likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532of thefishὀψαρίωνopsariōnG3795,as muchὅσονhosonG3745as they wantedἤθελον.ēthelonG2309.
12And whenὡςhōsG5613they had eatenG1705their fillἐνεπλήσθησανeneplēsthēsanG1705,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to HisdisciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,“GatherσυναγάγετεsunagageteG4863upG4863the leftoverπερισσεύσανταperisseusantaG4052piecesκλάσματαklasmataG2801soἵναinaG2443thatG2443nothingμή τιmē tiG3361G5100will be lostἀπόληται.apolētaiG622.”
13SoοὖνounG3767they gatheredσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863them upG4863,and filledἐγέμισανegemisanG1072twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427basketsκοφίνουςkophinousG2894with piecesκλασμάτωνklasmatōnG2801from 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,awareγνοὺςgnousG1097that theyintendedμέλλουσινmellousinG3195to comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064and takeG726Him by forceG726to makeποιήσωσινpoiēsōsinG4160Him kingβασιλέαbasileaG935,withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402againπάλινpalinG3825tothe mountainὄροςorosG3735by HimselfG846,aloneμόνος.¶monosG3441.
17and after gettingἐμβάντεςembantesG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143, they started tocrossἤρχοντο πέρανērchonto peranG2064G4008the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281to CapernaumG2746.It had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235becomeἐγεγόνει,egegoneiG1096darkσκοτίαskotiaG4653,and JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064to them.
19ThenοὖνounG3767,when they had rowedἐληλακότεςelēlakotesG1643aboutὡςhōsG5613twenty-fiveεἴκοσι πέντεeikosi penteG1501G4002orἢēG2228thirtyτριάκοντα,triakontaG5144stadiaσταδίουςstadiousG4712,they sawθεωροῦσινtheōrousinG2334JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424walkingπεριπατοῦνταperipatountaG4043on the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281and comingγινόμενον,ginomenonG1096nearἐγγὺςengusG1451the boatπλοίουploiouG4143;and they wereG5399frightenedἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.
22The nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793that stoodἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG2476on the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281sawG3708that there was noG3756otherἄλλοalloG243smallG4142boatπλοιάριονploiarionG4142thereἐκεῖekeiG1563exceptG1508oneἓνhenG1520,and that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had not gottenG4897intoG4897the boatπλοῖονploionG4143withG4897His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, but thatHis disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101had departedἀπῆλθον·apēlthonG565aloneμόνοιmonoiG3441.
23OtherἄλλαallaG243smallG4142boatsπλοιάριαploiariaG4142cameἦλθενēlthenG2064fromTiberiasΤιβεριάδοςTiberiadosG5085nearἐγγὺςengusG1451to the placeτόπουtopouG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699they ateG2068the breadἄρτονartonG740after theLordκυρίου.kuriouG2962had givenG2168thanksεὐχαριστήσαντοςeucharistēsantosG2168.
24SoοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753the crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793sawG3708that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was not thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,norοὐδὲoudeG3761His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101,they themselvesG846gotἐνέβησανenebēsanG1684into the smallG4142boatsπλοιάριαploiariaG4142andcameἦλθονēlthonG2064to CapernaumG2746,lookingG2212forG2212JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424.
Words to the People
26JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them and saidλέγωlegōG3004,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, youseekζητεῖτέzēteiteG2212Me, not becauseὅτιhotiG3754you sawG3708signsσημεῖα,sēmeiaG4592,but becauseὅτιhotiG3754you ateG2068someG1537ofG1537the loavesἄρτωνartōnG740and were filledἐχορτάσθητε.echortasthēteG5526.
27Do notworkἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038for the foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035that perishesἀπολλυμένηνapollumenēnG622,but for the foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035that lastsμένουσανmenousanG3306foreternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,whichἣνhēnG3739the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will giveδώσει·dōseiG1325you, for onG4972Him the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,Godθεός.theosG2316,has setG4972HissealἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972.”
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.
39And thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of Him who sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992Me, that ofeverythingπᾶνpanG3956that He has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325Me I willloseἀπολέσωapolesōG622nothingμὴmēG3361, but willraiseἀναστήσωanastēsōG450it upG450on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.
40For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,that everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoseesθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207andbelievesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,and I MyselfἐγὼegōG1473willraiseἀναστήσωanastēsōG450him upG450on the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.”
Words to the Jews
42And they were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778not JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,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;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100eatsG2068from thisτούτουtoutouG3778breadἄρτου,artouG740,he will liveζήσειzēseiG2198foreverαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165;and the breadἄρτοςartosG740whichὃνhonG3739I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325for the lifeζωῆς.¶zōēsG2222of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889alsoκαὶkaiG2532isMy 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 breadἄρτοςartosG740thatcameκαταβάς,katabasG2597downG2597out of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, not asthe fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962ateG2068and diedἀπέθανον·apethanonG599;the one who eatsτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778breadἄρτονartonG740will liveζήσειzēseiG2198foreverαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165.”
Words to the Disciples
64But there aresomeτινεςtinesG5100of you whoG3739do not believeπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinG4100.”For JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewG3609from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746whoτίνεςtinesG5101they were who did not believeπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100, andwhoτίςtisG5101it was whoG3739wouldbetrayπαραδώσωνparadōsōnG3860Him.
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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