Johannes 6

Jesus metter fem tusen

(Matt 14,13–21; Mark 6,30–44; Luk 9,10–17)

1 Senere drog Jesus over til den andre siden av Galilea-sjøen, som også kalles Tiberias-sjøen. 2 En stor folkemengde fulgte etter ham, fordi de så de tegn han gjorde ved å helbrede de syke. 3 Jesus gikk opp i fjellet, og der satte han seg ned sammen med sine disipler.

4 Påsken, jødenes høytid, var nær.t
5 Da Jesus så opp og la merke til at en stor folkemengde kom til ham, sa han til Filip: «Hvor skal vi kjøpe brød, så alle disse kan få noe å spise?» 6 Dette sa han for å prøve ham, for han visste selv hva han ville gjøre. 7 Filip svarte: «Brød for to hundre denarer er ikke nok til at hver av dem kan få et lite stykke.» 8 En annen av disiplene, Andreas, bror til Simon Peter, sa da til ham: 9 «Det er en liten gutt her, som har fem byggbrød og to fisker, men hva er det til så mange?» t 10 Da sa Jesus: «La folket sette seg ned.» Det var mye gress på stedet, og de satte seg ned. Tallet på mennene var omkring fem tusen. 11 Da tok Jesus brødene, bad takkebønnen og delte ut til dem mens de satt der, likeså av fiskene, så mye de ville ha. 12 Da de var blitt mette, sa han til disiplene: «Sank sammen de stykkene som er blitt til overs, slik at ingen ting går til spille.»

13 De gjorde det, og de fylte tolv kurver med stykker som var blitt igjen av de fem byggbrødene, etter at alle hadde spist.
14 Da folk så det tegnet som Jesus hadde gjort, sa de: «Dette er profeten som skal komme til verden!» t

15 Jesus forstod at de ville komme og føre ham bort med makt for å gjøre ham til konge. Derfor gikk han fra dem opp i fjellet, han alene.t

Jesus går på vannet

(Matt 14,22–27; Mark 6,45–52)

21 Da lot de ham komme opp i båten, og straks var den ved land der de skulle legge til.

Brødet fra himmelen

27 Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den mat som består og gir evig liv, den som Menneskesønnen vil gi dere. For på ham har Gud, Faderen, satt sitt segl.»t
28 Da sa de til ham: «Hva er da de gjerninger Gud vil vi skal gjøre?» 29 Jesus svarte: «Dette er den gjerning Gud vil dere skal gjøre: å tro på ham som Gud har sendt.» t 30 «Hvilket tegn gjør du, så vi kan se det og tro på deg?» spurte de. «Hva kan du gjøre? t 31 Våre fedre spiste manna i ørkenen, slik det står skrevet: Brød fra himmelen gav han dem å spise.» t 32 Jesus svarte: «Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Moses gav dere ikke brødet fra himmelen; det er min Far som gir dere det sanne brød fra himmelen. 33 Guds brød er det brød som kommer ned fra himmelen og gir verden liv.» 34 Da sa de: «Herre, gi oss alltid dette brød.» 35 Jesus svarte: «Jeg er livets brød. Den som kommer til meg, skal ikke hungre, og den som tror på meg, skal aldri tørste. t 36 Men jeg har sagt dere at dere har sett meg og likevel ikke tror. 37 Alle de som Faderen gir meg, kommer til meg, og den som kommer til meg, vil jeg så visst ikke støte bort. t 38 For jeg er ikke kommet ned fra himmelen for å gjøre det jeg selv vil, men det han vil, som har sendt meg. t 39 Og hans vilje er at jeg ikke skal miste noen av alle dem han har gitt meg, men reise dem opp på den siste dag. t

40 For dette er min Fars vilje, at den som ser Sønnen og tror på ham, skal ha evig liv, og jeg skal reise ham opp på den siste dag.»
41 Jødene mumlet forarget fordi han sa: «Jeg er brødet som kommer ned fra himmelen.» 42 Og de spurte: «Er ikke dette Jesus, Josefs sønn? Vi kjenner da både hans far og hans mor. Hvordan kan han si at han er kommet ned fra himmelen?» t 43 Jesus svarte: «Hold opp med denne murringen! 44 Ingen kan komme til meg uten at Faderen som har sendt meg, drar ham; og jeg skal reise ham opp på den siste dag. 45 Det står skrevet hos profetene: Alle skal være opplært av Gud. Den som hører på Faderen og lærer av ham, kommer til meg. t 46 Jeg sier ikke at noen har sett Faderen; bare han som er fra Gud, har sett Faderen. t 47 Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Den som tror, har evig liv. 48 Jeg er livets brød. 49 Fedrene deres spiste manna i ørkenen, men de døde. t 50 Det brødet som kommer ned fra himmelen, er slik at den som spiser av det, ikke dør.

51 Jeg er det levende brød som er kommet ned fra himmelen. Den som spiser av dette brød, skal leve til evig tid. Og det brød jeg vil gi, er mitt legeme som jeg gir til liv for verden.»
52 Nå ble det en strid mellom jødene, og de sa: «Hvordan kan han gi oss sitt legeme å spise?» 53 Jesus sa da til dem: «Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Hvis dere ikke spiser Menneskesønnens legeme og drikker hans blod, har dere ikke livet i dere. t 54 Men den som spiser mitt legeme og drikker mitt blod, har evig liv, og jeg skal reise ham opp på den siste dag. 55 For mitt legeme er den sanne mat, og mitt blod er den sanne drikk. 56 Den som spiser mitt legeme og drikker mitt blod, blir i meg og jeg i ham. t 57 Likesom Faderen, den levende, har sendt meg, og jeg har liv ved ham, slik skal også den som spiser meg, ha liv ved meg. 58 Dette er det brød som er kommet ned fra himmelen, ikke det fedrene spiste, de som døde. For den som spiser dette brød, skal leve i all evighet.»

59 Dette sa han da han lærte folket i synagogen i Kapernaum.

Mange blir forarget over Jesu ord

65 Og han la til: «Derfor sa jeg til dere at ingen kan komme til meg uten at det er gitt ham av Faderen.»t

Peters bekjennelse

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