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John 6

10 Jesus fedeth five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes. 15 He departeth away, that they should not make him King. 26 He reproveth the fleshly hearers of his word, 41 The carnal are offended at him. 63 The flesh profiteth not.
1.After these things, Jesus went his way over the asea of Galile, or of bTiberias.
2.And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles, which he did on them that were diseased.
3.Then Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
4.Now the Passover, a *feast of the Jews, was near.
5.*Then JESUS lift up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude came unto him, he said unto Philippe, Whence shall we buy bread, that these might eat?
6.(And this he said to prove him: for he him self knewe what he would do)
7.Philippe answered him, cTwo hundreth penyworthe of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8.Then said unto him one of his disciples, Andrewe, Simon Peter’s brother,
9.There is a little boy here, which hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are they among so many?
10.And Jesus said, Make the people sit down, (Now there was much grass in that place) Then the men sat down in number, about five thousand.
11.And Jesus took the bread, and dgave thanks, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down: and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12.And when they were satisfied, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the broken meat which remaineth, that enothing be lost.
13.Then they gathered it together, and filled twelve baskets with the broken meat of the five barley loaves, which remained unto them that had eaten.
14.Then the men when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth the Prophet that should come into the world.
15.When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come, and take him to make him a fKing, he departed again into a mountain him self alone.
16.¶ When even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
17.*And entered into a ship, & went gover the sea towards Capernaum: and now it was dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
18.And the sea arose with a great wind that blew.
19.And when they had rowed about five and twenty, or thirty hfurlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near unto the ship: so they were afraid.
20.But he said unto them, It is I: be not afraid.
21.Then willingly they received him into the ship, and the ship was by and by at the land, whether they went.
22.¶ The day following, the people which stood on the other side of the sea, saw that there was none other ship there, save that one, whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples in the ship, but that his disciples were gone ialone.
23.And that there came other ships from Tiberius near unto the place where they ate the bread, after the Lord had given thanks.
24.Now when the people saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
25.And when they had found him on the kother side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
26.Jesus answered them, and said, Verily, verily I say unto you, ye seek me not, because ye saw the miracles, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.
27.labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat that lendureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath *God the Father msealed.
28.Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the nworks of God?
29.Jesus answered, and said unto them, *This is the work of God, that ye believe in him, whom he hath sent.
30.They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see it, and believe thee? what doest thou work?
31.*Our fathers did eat Manna in the desert, as it is *written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32.Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, oMoses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33.For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34.Then they said unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35.And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall not hunger, and *he that believeth in me, shall pnever thirst.
36.But I said unto you, that ye also have seen me, & believe not.
37.All qthat the Father giveth me, shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, I cast not away.
38.For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but his will which hath sent me.
39.And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should loose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40.And this is the will of him that sent me, that every man which seeth the Son, and believeth in him, should have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41.The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread, which is come down from heaven,
42.And they said, *Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how then saith he, I came down from heaven?
43.Jesus then answered, and said unto them, Murmur not among your selves.
44.No man can rcome to me, except the Father, which hath sent me, sdraw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45.It is written in the *Prophets, And they shalbe all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
46.*Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
47.Verily, verily I say unto you, He that believeth in me, hath everlasting life.
48.I am the bread of life.
49.*Your fathers did eat Manna in the wilderness, tand are dead.
50.This is the bread, which cometh down from heaven, that he which eateth of it, should not die.
51.I am the uliving bread, which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52.Then the Jews strove among them selves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53.Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have xno life in you.
54.Whosoever *eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
55.For my flesh is meat in deed, and my blood is drink in deed.
56.He ythat eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, zdwelleth in me, and I in him.
57.As the living Father hath sent me, so live I by the Father, and he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
58.This is the bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers have eaten Manna, and are dead. He that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever.
59.These things spake he in the Synagogue as he taught in Capernaum.
60.Many therefore of his disciples (when they heard this) said, This is an hard saying: who can ahear it?
61.But Jesus knowing in him self, that his disciples murmured at this, said unto them, Doeth this offend you?
62.What then if ye should see the Son of man bascend up *where he was before?
63.It is the Spirit that quickeneth: the flesh cprofiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, are spirit and life.
64.But there are some of you that believe not: for Jesus knewe from the beginning, which they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65.And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that not man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of my Father.
66.From that time, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
67.Then said Jesus to the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68.Then Simon Peter answered him, Master to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of deternal life:
69.And we believe and know that *thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.
70.Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve and eone of you is a devil?
71.Now he spake it of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, though he was one of the twelve.

Notes

1-a.
Called the lake of Genesareth.
1-b.
Tiberius, Bethsaida, and Capernaum were on this side the lake, in respect of Galile: but it is here said that he went over, because there were divers creeks and turnings, over the which men ferried.
4-*.
Lev. 23.2, Deut. 16.1.
5-*.
Mat. 14.15, Mar. 6.38, Luk. 9.13.
7-c.
This sum amounts to about five pound sterling.
11-d.
Prayer and thanksgiving do sanctify our meats wherewith we are nourished.
12-e.
The abundant store of God’s gifts ought not to make us prodigal to waste them.
15-f.
They imagined an earthly kingdom without the testimony of God’s word, so that by this means his spiritual kingdom should have been abolished.
17-*.
Mat. 14.23, Mar. 6.47.
17-g.
Over a corner of the lake.
19-h.
Whereof eight make a mile.
22-i.
Wherefore it must needs follow that Christ passed miraculously.
25-k.
This was not straight over the lake from side to side, but over a creek, or arm of the lake, which saved much labour to them that should have gone about by land.
27-*.
Chap. 1.32.
27-l.
Which nourishes and augments our faith.
27-m.
For when he appointed him to be the Mediator, he set his mark and seal in him to be the only one to reconcile God and man together.
28-n.
Such as be acceptable to God.
29-*.
Mat. 3.16, 17.5 and 1 John 3.23.
31-*.
Exo. 16.14, Num. 11.7.
31-*-1.
Psal. 78.24, Wisd. 16.20.
32-o.
He compares Moses with the Father, and manna with Christ, who feeds us into everlasting life, 1 Cor. 10.3.
35-*.
Eccl. 24.29.
35-p.
He shall never want spiritual nourishment.
37-q.
God does regenerate his elect, & causes them to obey the Gospel.
42-*.
Mat. 13.55.
44-r.
That is, or believe in me.
44-s.
By lightening his heart with his holy Spirit.
45-*.
Isa. 54.13, Jer. 31.33.
46-*.
Mat. 11.27.
49-*.
Exod. 16.15.
49-t.
Then there is no food that can nourish our souls, but Jesus Christ.
51-u.
Which give life to the world.
53-W.
here Christ is not, there death reigns.
54-*.
1 Cor. 11.26.
56-y.
As our bodies are sustained with meat and drink, so are our souls nourished with the body, and blood of Jesus Christ.
56-z.
To eat the flesh of Christ and drink his blood, is to dwell in Christ and to have Christ dwelling in us.
60-a.
That is, understand it.
62-*.
Chap. 3.13.
62-b.
He means not that his humanity descended from heaven: but he speaks touching the union of both natures, attributing to the one that which appertains to the other.
63-c.
To wit, if it be separate from the Spirit, whereof it has the force: for it comes of the power of the Spirit that the flesh of Christ gives us life.
68-d.
Then without Christ there is but death: for his word only leads us to life.
69-*.
Mat. 16.16.
70-e.
Although your number is small, yet shall you be diminished.