John 6:22-40

Modern English Version

Jesus the Bread of Life

²² The following day the people who stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except the one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away alone. ²³ However, other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they ate bread when the Lord had given thanks. ²⁴ When the people therefore saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, looking for Jesus.

²⁵ When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?”

²⁶ Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, you seek Me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. ²⁷ Do not work for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

²⁸ Then they asked Him, “What shall we do that we may work the works of God?”

²⁹ Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.”

³⁰ Therefore they said to Him, “What sign do You show then, that we may see and believe You? What work will You perform? ³¹ Our fathers ate manna in the desert. As it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’^[a]”

³² Then Jesus said, “Truly, truly I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. ³³ For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

³⁴ Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

³⁵ Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me shall never hunger, and whoever believes in Me shall never thirst. ³⁶ But I told you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. ³⁷ All whom the Father gives Me will come to Me, and he who comes to Me I will never cast out. ³⁸ For I came down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. ³⁹ This is the will of the Father who has sent Me, that of all whom He has given Me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. ⁴⁰ This is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”