Verse 26
John 6:26
New Living Translation
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν· Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ζητεῖτέ με οὐχ ὅτι εἴδετε σημεῖα ἀλλ’ ὅτι ἐφάγετε ἐκ τῶν ἄρτων καὶ ἐχορτάσθητε·
English Translation
Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly I say to you, you seek me not because you saw signs but because you ate of the loaves and were filled."
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Chapter 6 Context
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After this, Yashua (Jesus) crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea...
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A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him.
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(It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)
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Yashua (Jesus) soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked,...
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He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.
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Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!”
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Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up.
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“There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge...
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“Tell everyone to sit down,” Yashua (Jesus) said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The me...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) took the loaves, gave thanks to God (Elohim), and distributed them to the people...
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After everyone was full, Yashua (Jesus) told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothi...
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So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten...
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When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have...
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15
When Yashua (Jesus) saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the...
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That evening Yashua (Jesus)’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him.
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But as darkness fell and Yashua (Jesus) still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed ac...
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Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough.
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They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Yashua (Jesus) walking on the water toward...
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but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here! ”
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Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!
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The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only bo...
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Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the peopl...
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So when the crowd saw that neither Yashua (Jesus) nor his disciples were there, they got into the bo...
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They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because...
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But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal l...
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They replied, “We want to perform God (Elohim)’s works, too. What should we do?”
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Yashua (Jesus) told them, “This is the only work God (Elohim) wants from you: Believe in the one he...
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They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do?
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After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say,...
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Yashua (Jesus) said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did....
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The true bread of God (Elohim) is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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“Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.”
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Who...
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But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me.
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However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.
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For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God (Elohim) who sent me, not to do my own will.
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And this is the will of God (Elohim), that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me,...
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For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I w...
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Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came down...
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They said, “Isn’t this Yashua (Jesus), the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he...
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But Yashua (Jesus) replied, “Stop complaining about what I said.
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For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will...
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As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God (Elohim).’ Everyone who listens...
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(Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God (Elohim), have seen him.)
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“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life.
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Yes, I am the bread of life!
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Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died.
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Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die.
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I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and...
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Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his fle...
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So Yashua (Jesus) said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and...
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But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at t...
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For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
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Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
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I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live b...
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I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ance...
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He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
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Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”
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Yashua (Jesus) was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend...
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Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?
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The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have sp...
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But some of you do not believe me.” (For Yashua (Jesus) knew from the beginning which ones didn’t be...
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Then he said, “That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.”
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At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him.
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Then Yashua (Jesus) turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”
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Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.
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We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God (Elohim). ”
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Then Yashua (Jesus) said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.”
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He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him.
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