¹ After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is that of Tiberias.

² And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

³ Jesus therefore went up into a mountain: and there he sat with his disciples.

⁴ Now the pasch, the festival day of the Jews, was near at hand.

⁵ When Jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes and seen that a very great multitude cometh to him, he said to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

⁶ And this he said to try him: for he himself knew what he would do.

⁷ Philip answered him: Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them that every one may take a little.

⁸ One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him:

⁹ There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves and two fishes. But what are these among so many?

¹⁰ Then Jesus said: Make the men sit down. Now, there was much grass in the place. The men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.

¹¹ And Jesus took the loaves: and when he had given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down. In like manner also of the fishes, as much as they would.

¹² And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost.

¹³ They gathered up therefore and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which remained over and above to them that had eaten.

¹⁴ Now those men, when they had seen what a miracle Jesus had done, said: This is of a truth the prophet that is to come into the world.

¹⁵ Jesus therefore, when he knew that they would come to take him by force and make him king, fled again into the mountains, himself alone.

¹⁶ And when evening was come, his disciples went down to the sea.

¹⁷ And when they had gone up into a ship, they went over the sea to Capharnaum. And it was now dark: and Jesus was not come unto them.

¹⁸ And the sea arose, by reason of a great wind that blew.

¹⁹ When they had rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking upon the sea and drawing nigh to the ship. And they were afraid.

²⁰ But he saith to them: It is I. Be not afraid.

²¹ They were willing therefore to take him into the ship. And presently the ship was at the land to which they were going.

²² The next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other ship there but one: and that Jesus had not entered into the ship with his disciples, but that his disciples were gone away alone.

²³ But other ships came in from Tiberias, nigh unto the place where they had eaten the bread, the Lord giving thanks.

²⁴ When therefore the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they took shipping and came to Capharnaum, seeking for Jesus.

²⁵ And when they had found him on that other side of the sea, they said to him: Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

²⁶ Jesus answered them and said: Amen, amen, I say to you, you seek me, not because you have seen miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves and were filled.

²⁷ Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.

²⁸ They said therefore unto him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?

²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he hath sent.

³⁰ They said therefore to him: What sign therefore dost thou shew that we may see and may believe thee? What dost 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 to them: Amen, amen, I say to you; Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

³³ For the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven and giveth life to the world.

³⁴ They said therefore unto him: Lord, give us always this bread.

³⁵ And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life. He that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst.

³⁶ But I said unto you that you also have seen me, and you believe not.

³⁷ All that the Father giveth to me shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, I will not cast out.

³⁸ Because I came down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him that sent me.

³⁹ Now this is the will of the Father who sent me: that of all that he hath given me, I should lose nothing; but should raise it up again in the last day.

⁴⁰ And this is the will of my Father that sent me: that every one who seeth the Son and believeth in him may have life everlasting. And I will raise him up in the last day.

⁴¹ The Jews therefore murmured at him, because he had said: I am the living bread which came 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 therefore answered and said to them: Murmur not among yourselves.

⁴⁴ No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him. And I will raise him up in the last day.

⁴⁵ It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard of the Father and hath learned cometh forth me.

⁴⁶ Not that any man hath seen the Father: but he who is of God, he hath seen the Father.

⁴⁷ Amen, amen, 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 desert: and are dead.

⁵⁰ This is the bread which cometh down from heaven: that if any man eat of it, he may not die.

⁵¹ I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

⁵² If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

⁵³ The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

⁵⁴ Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you: except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.

⁵⁵ He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.