Every Woman's Bible Journaling Edition, Filament Enabled - Book - Page 28
JOHN 6
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were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped
away into the hills by himself.
Jesus Walks on Water
That evening Jesus’ disciples went down to the
shore to wait for him. 17 But as darkness fell and Jesus
still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and
headed across the lake toward Capernaum. 18 Soon
a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very
rough. 19 They had rowed three or four miles* when
suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, 20 but he called
out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here!*” 21 Then they
were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately
they arrived at their destination!
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Jesus, the Bread of Life
The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far
shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat,
and they realized Jesus had not gone with them.
23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place
where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people
had eaten. 24 So when the crowd saw that neither
Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the
boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him.
25 They found him on the other side of the lake and
asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want
to be with me because I fed you, not because you
understood the miraculous signs. 27 But don’t be so
concerned about perishable things like food. Spend
your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of
Man* can give you. For God the Father has given me
the seal of his approval.”
28 They replied, “We want to perform God’s works,
too. What should we do?”
29 Jesus told them, “This is the only work God
wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
30 They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if
you want us to believe in you. What can you do?
31After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say,
‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’*”
32 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give
you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he
offers you the true bread from heaven. 33 The true
bread of God is the one who comes down from
heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.”
35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever
comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But you
haven’t believed in me even though you have seen
me. 37 However, those the Father has given me will
come to me, and I will never reject them. 38 For I have
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come down from heaven to do the will of God who
sent me, not to do my own will. 39And this is the will
of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he
has given me, but that I should raise them up at the
last day. 40 For it is my Father’s will that all who see
his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I
will raise them up at the last day.”
41 Then the people* began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came
down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the
son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How
can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
43 But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what
I said. 44 For no one can come to me unless the Father
who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day
I will raise them up. 45As it is written in the Scriptures,* ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who
listens to the Father and learns from him comes to
me. 46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only
I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)
47 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has
eternal life. 48 Yes, I am the bread of life! 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died.
50Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however,
will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down
from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live
forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the
world may live, is my flesh.”
52 Then the people began arguing with each other
about what he meant. “How can this man give us his
flesh to eat?” they asked.
53 So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless
you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his
blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. 54 But
anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has
eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last
day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true
drink. 56Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my
blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 I live because of
the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 I am
the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone
who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors
did (even though they ate the manna) but will live
forever.”
59 He said these things while he was teaching in
the synagogue in Capernaum.
Many Disciples Desert Jesus
Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to
understand. How can anyone accept it?”
61 Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you? 62Then
what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend
to heaven again? 63The Spirit alone gives eternal life.
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6:19 Greek 25 or 30 stadia [4.6 or 5.5 kilometers]. 6:20 Or The ‘I Am’ is here; Greek reads I am. See Exod 3:14. 6:27 “Son of
Man” is a title Jesus used for himself. 6:31 Exod 16:4; Ps 78:24. 6:41 Greek Jewish people; also in 6:52. 6:45 Greek in the
prophets. Isa 54:13.
