John 6:22-40

New American Standard Bible

²²The next day ^(A)the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there except one, and that Jesus ^(B)had not gotten into the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had departed alone. ²³Other small boats came from ^(C)Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the ^(D)Lord ^(E)had given thanks. ²⁴So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats and ^(F)came to Capernaum, looking for Jesus. ²⁵And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “^(G)Rabbi, when did You get here?”

Words to the People

²⁶Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you ^(H)seek Me, not because you saw ^[a]^(I)signs, but because you ate some of the loaves and were filled. ²⁷Do not ^(J)work for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for ^(K)eternal life, which ^(L)the Son of Man will give you, for on Him the Father, God, ^(M)has set His ^[b]seal.” ²⁸Therefore they said to Him, “What are we to do, so that we may accomplish the works of God?” ²⁹Jesus answered and said to them, “This is ^(N)the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He ^(O)has sent.” ³⁰So they said to Him, “^(P)What then are You doing as a ^(Q)sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? ³¹^(R)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘^(S)He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’” ³²Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. ³³For the bread of God is ^[c]that which ^(T)comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.” ³⁴Then they said to Him, “Lord, always ^(U)give us this bread.”

³⁵Jesus said to them, “^(V)I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me ^(W)will never be thirsty. ³⁶But ^(X)I said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe. ³⁷^(Y)Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out. ³⁸For ^(Z)I have come down from heaven, ^(AA)not to do My own will, but ^(AB)the will of Him who ^(AC)sent Me. ³⁹And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of ^(AD)everything that He has given Me I will ^(AE)lose nothing, but will ^(AF)raise it up on the last day. ⁴⁰For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who ^(AG)sees the Son and ^(AH)believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will ^(AI)raise him up on the last day.”