The day following, the people who stood on the other side of the sea
saw that there was no other boat there, except the one His disciples
entered. And they saw that Jesus went not with His disciples but that His
disciples left alone. (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh
unto the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks.) When
the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they took
boats to Capernaum to look for Him.
Now when they found Jesus on the other side of the sea, they said unto
Him, Rabbi, when camest Thou hither? 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. Labour not for the meat
which perisheth but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life. It
is what the Son of man shall give you for God the Father hath sealed Him.
Then said they unto Him, What shall we do that we might work the works
of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that
ye believe on Him whom He hath sent. And they said, What sign showest
Thou, then, that we may see and believe Thee? What dost Thou work? Our
fathers ate manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread
from heaven to eat.
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave
you not that bread from heaven. My Father giveth you the true bread from
heaven. For the bread of God is He which cometh down from heaven and
giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give
us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life. He that
cometh to me shall never hunger. And he that believeth on me shall never
thirst. But I also said to you that ye have seen me and believe not. All
that the Father giveth me shall come to me. And him that cometh to me I
will not cast out because I came down from heaven not to do my own will,
but the will of Him that sent me.
This is the Father's will that hath sent me, that of all which He hath
given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last
day. And this is the will of Him that sent me, that every one which
seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life. And I
will raise him up at the last day.
The Jews then murmured at Him because He said, I am the bread which came
down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph,
whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He saith, I came
down from heaven? Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur
not among yourselves. No man can come to me except that the Father which
hath sent me draw him to me. And I will raise him up at the last day. It
is written in the prophets that they shall be all taught of God. Every
man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh
unto me. No man hath seen the Father except He which is of God.
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