Evanðelje po Ivanu 6

Isus hrani pet tisuća ljudi

1 Nakon toga Isus prijeđe na drugu stranu Galilejskog jezera.2 Golemo ga je mnoštvo posvuda slijedilo jer su gledali čuda koja je činio iscjeljujući bolesnike.3 Isus se popne na goru i sjedne sa svojim učenicima.4 Bližio se židovski blagdan Pashe.5 Podignuvši pogled, Isus ugleda silno mnoštvo ljudi kako se penje prema njemu. On upita Filipa: "Čime ćemo, Filipe, kupiti kruha da nahranimo sav taj narod?"

6 Kušao ga je jer je već znao što će učiniti.
7 Filip mu odgovori: "Trebalo bi nam cijelo bogatstvo da svatko dobije samo malo hrane."8 Tada Andrija, brat Šimuna Petra, reče:

9 "Ovdje je neki dječak s pet ječmenih kruhova i dvije ribice. Ali što je to za toliki narod?"
10 "Neka ljudi sjednu!" zapovjedi Isus. I cijelo mnoštvo - samo je muškaraca bilo oko pet tisuća - posjeda na prostranu livadu.11 Zatim Isus uzme kruhove, zahvali Bogu pa ih razdijeli ljudima koji su sjedili. Potom to učini i s ribama. I svi su se do sita najeli.12 "A sad pokupite ostatke," reče Isus učenicima, "tako da ništa ne propadne."

13 Dvanaest su košara napunili ostacima preostalih mnoštvu koje se nahranilo s pet ječmenih kruhova.
14 Kad su ljudi shvatili kakvo je silno čudo Isus učinio, povikali su: "On je zaista Prorok koga očekujemo!"

15 Kad Isus vidje da su ga spremni pograbiti i učiniti svojim kraljem, ode ponovno u goru, posve sam.

Isus hoda po vodi

16 Uvečer siđu njegovi učenici na obalu da ga pričekaju.17 No kako je već pao mrak, a Isus se još nije vratio, ukrcaju se u lađu i upute na drugu stranu jezera, prema Kafarnaumu.18 More je bilo uzburkano jakim vjetrom.19 Kad su otplovili kojih pet kilometara od obale, iznenada opaze Isusa kako hoda po vodi prema lađi. Prestraše se,20 no on im reče: "Ne bojte se! Ja sam!"

21 Htjeli su ga uzeti na lađu, ali lađa se odmah nađe na obali prema kojoj su plovili.

Isus, kruh života

22 Drugoga se jutra na obali s druge strane jezera počelo okupljati mnoštvo iščekujući da vidi Isusa. Ljudi su znali da se Isus nije ukrcao s učenicima u lađu i da su oni isplovili bez njega.23 U blizinu onog mjesta na kojemu su jeli kruh pošto je Gospodin zahvalio Bogu stiglo je nekoliko lađica iz Tiberijade.24 Kad su ljudi vidjeli da ondje nema ni Isusa ni njegovih učenika, ukrcali su se u lađe i otplovili na drugu stranu jezera, u Kafarnaum, ne bi li pronašli Isusa.

25 Kad su stigli onamo, pronašli su ga i upitali: "Učitelju, kad si došao ovamo?"
26 Isus im odgovori: "Vi uistinu želite biti sa mnom jer ste se nasitili onih kruhova, a ne zato što ste razumjeli značenje čuda koja sam činio.

27 Ne pribavljajte sebi propadljivu hranu, već hranu koja ostaje za vječni život što će vam ga dati Sin Čovječji. Jer ga je Bog Otac za to ovlastio."
28 "Što nam je činiti da bismo radili ono što Bog hoće?" pitali su.29 "Bog hoće da vjerujte u onoga koga je on poslao", odgovori Isus.30 "Kakav ćeš nam znak dati", pitali su, "da bismo ga vidjeli i povjerovali ti? Kakvo ćeš djelo učiniti?

31 Uostalom, naši su preci jeli manu dok su putovali pustinjom! U Svetom pismu stoji: 'Dao im je za jelo kruh s neba.'"
32 Isus im reče: "Zaista vam kažem, nije im ga Mojsije dao. Dao im ga je moj Otac. A sada vam nudi kruh s neba, istinski kruh.

33 Pravi je Božji kruh onaj koga je Bog poslao s neba i koji svijetu daje život."
34 "Gospodine," kazaše, "daj nam uvijek toga kruha."35 Isus im odgovori: "Ja sam kruh života. Tko dolazi k meni, neće nikad više ogladnjeti. Koji vjeruju u mene, neće ožednjeti nikada.36 Ali, kao što vam rekoh, gledali ste me, a ipak ne vjerujete.37 Ali svi oni koje mi je Otac dao, doći će k meni a takve sigurno neću odbaciti.38 Jer ja sam sišao s neba da vršim volju Boga koji me poslao, a ne svoju volju.39 A Božja je volja da ne izgubim nijednoga od onih koje mi je on dao, nego da ih u posljednji dan uskrisim u vječni život.

40 Jer je volja mojeg Oca da svatko tko vidi njegova Sina i tko vjeruje u njega ima vječni život te da ga ja uskrisim u posljednji dan."
41 Židovi su počeli mrmljati protiv njega zato što je o sebi rekao: "Ja sam kruh koji je sišao s neba."

42 "Pa to je Isus, Josipov sin", govorili su. "Znamo mu i oca i majku. Kako sad može reći: 'Sišao sam s neba?'"
43 Ali Isus im odgovori: "Ne prigovarajte međusobno!44 Nitko ne može doći k meni ako ga ne privuče Otac koji me je poslao, a ja ću sve takve oživjeti u posljednji dan.45 Kao što je zapisano u Svetome pismu: 'Svi će biti učenici Božji.' Kojima Otac govori i koji primaju njegovu pouku, doći će k meni.

46 To ne znači da je netko vidio Oca, jer sam ga jedini vidio ja koji od njega dolazim.
47 Zaista vam kažem, tko vjeruje u mene, ima vječni život.48 Ja sam kruh života.49 Vaši su preci jeli manu u pustinji, ali svi su poumirali.50 Ovaj kruh s neba, međutim, svakomu tko ga jede daje vječni život.

51 Ja sam živi kruh koji je sišao s neba. Jede li tko ovaj kruh, živjet će zauvijek. Kruh koji ću ja dati jest moje tijelo što ću ga predati za život svijeta."
52 Nato se Židovi počnu međusobno prepirati govoreći: "Kako nam ovaj može dati svoje tijelo za jelo?"53 Isus im zato ponovno reče: "Zaista vam kažem, ne jedete li tijela Sina Čovječjega i ne pijete li njegove krvi, ne možete u sebi imati vječni život.54 Ali tko god jede moje tijelo i pije moju krv, ima vječni život i ja ću ga uskrisiti u posljednji dan.55 Jer je moje tijelo prava hrana, a moja krv pravo piće.56 Tko jede moje tijelo i tko pije moju krv, ostaje u meni i ja ostajem u njemu.57 Kao što me je poslao živi Otac i kao što ja živim zaradi Oca, tako će i oni koji mene blaguju živjeti zaradi mene.

58 Ja sam pravi kruh koji je sišao s neba, a ne onakav kakav su jeli vaši oci i svejedno pomrli. Tko jede ovaj kruh, živjet će zauvijek."
59 To je rekao poučavajući u sinagogi u Kafarnaumu.

Mnogi učenici napuštaju Isusa

60 Mnogi njegovi učenici kazaše: "To su vrlo teške riječi. Tko bi razumio što je htio reći?"61 Isus je znao da njegovi učenici prigovaraju pa im reče: "Zar vas to sablažnjava?62 A što ćete pomisliti ako vidite Sina Čovječjega kako se vraća u nebo?63 Sveti Duh je taj koji daje vječni život. Ljudskim naporima ne može se ništa postignuti. A same riječi koje sam vam rekao jesu Duh i život.64 Pa ipak, neki od vas mi ne vjeruju." Jer je Isus od početka znao tko u njega ne vjeruje i tko je onaj koji će ga izdati.

65 I još reče: "Na to sam mislio kad sam vam rekao da nitko ne može doći k meni ako ga Otac ne privuče."
66 Mnogi se učenici tada povuku i nisu ga više slijedili.

67 Tada se Isus okrene Dvanaestorici i upita ih: "Hoćete li i vi otići?"
68 Šimun Petar mu odgovori: "Gospodine, kome da odemo? Samo ti imaš riječi koje daju vječni život,

69 a mi vjerujemo i znamo da si ti Svetac Božji."
70 Zatim im Isus reče: "Sâm izabrah vas Dvanaestoricu, a ipak je jedan od vas đavao."

71 Govorio je o Judi, sinu Šimuna Iškariotskoga, jednome od Dvanaestorice koji ga je poslije izdao.

John 6

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

1 After thist Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias).s2 A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.3 So Jesus went on up the mountainsides and sat down there with his disciples.4 (Now the Jewish feast of the Passovers was near.)s5 Then Jesus, when he looked upt and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”6 (Now Jesust said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)s7 Philip replied,t “Two hundred silver coins wortht of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”8 One of Jesus’ disciples,t Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,

9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what goodt are these for so many people?”
10 Jesus said, “Havet the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.)s So the ment sat down, about five thousand in number.11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish,t as much as they wanted.12 When they were all satisfied, Jesust said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loavess left over by the people who had eaten.
14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesust performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophetswho is to come into the world.”s

15 Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.s

Walking on Water

16 Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,t17 got into a boat, and started to cross the laket to Capernaum.s (It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)s18 By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough.19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles,ts they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake,t approaching the boat, and they were frightened.20 But he said to them, “It is I. Do not be afraid.”

21 Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.
22 The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the laket realized that only one small boatst had been there, and that Jesus had not boardedt it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.23 But some boats from Tiberiass came to shoret near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.ss

24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boatst and came to Capernaums looking for Jesus.

Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life

25 When they found him on the other side of the lake,t they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”s26 Jesus replied,t “I tell you the solemn truth,t you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.t

27 Do not work for the food that disappears,ts but for the food that remains to eternal life – the foodt which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”t
28 So then they said to him, “What must we do to accomplish the deedst God requires?”t29 Jesus replied,t “This is the deedt God requirest – to believe in the one whom het sent.”30 So they said to him, “Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?

31 Our ancestorst ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”s
32 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the solemn truth,t it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.33 For the bread of God is the one whot comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 So they said to him, “Sir,t give us this bread all the time!”
35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.ts36 But I told yout that you have seen mes and still do not believe.37 Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never send away.t38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.39 Now this is the will of the one who sent me – that I should not lose one person of every one he has given me, but raise them all upt at the last day.

40 For this is the will of my Father – for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him upt at the last day.”s
41 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesust began complaining about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven,”42 and they said, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”43 Jesus replied,t “Do not complain about me to one another.t44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him,ts and I will raise him up at the last day.45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’s Everyone who hears and learns from the Fathert comes to me.46 (Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God – het has seen the Father.)s47 I tell you the solemn truth,t the one who believess has eternal life.t48 I am the bread of life.t49 Your ancestorst ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.50 Thist is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a persont may eat from it and not die.

51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The breadt that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesust began to argue with one another,t “How can this mant give us his flesh to eat?”53 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth,t unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,s you have no lifet in yourselves.54 The one who eatst my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.s55 For my flesh is truet food, and my blood is truet drink.56 The one who eatst my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him.s57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumest me will live because of me.

58 Thist is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestorst ate, but then later died.t The one who eatst this bread will live forever.”

Many Followers Depart

59 Jesust said these things while he was teaching in the synagogues in Capernaum.s60 Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things,t said, “This is a difficultt saying!t Who can understand it?”t61 When Jesus was awaret that his disciples were complainingt about this, he said to them, “Does this cause you to be offended?ts62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?t63 The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help!t The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.t64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.)s

65 So Jesus added,t “Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.”t

Peter’s Confession

66 After this many of his disciples quit following himt and did not accompany himt any longer.67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”t68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.69 Wet have come to believe and to knows that you are the Holy One of God!”ss70 Jesus replied,t “Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is the devil?”t

71 (Now he said this about Judas son of Simon Iscariot,s for Judas,t one of the twelve, was going to betray him.)s