Feeding Five Thousand
(Matthew 14.13-21Mark 6.30-44Luke 9.10-17)1 Jesus crossed Lake Galilee, which was also known as Lake Tiberias. 2 A large crowd had seen him work miracles to heal the sick, and those people went with him. 3-4 It was almost time for the Jewish festival of Passover, and Jesus went up on a mountain with his disciples and sat down.
5 When Jesus saw the large crowd coming toward him, he asked Philip, “Where will we get enough food to feed all these people?” 6 He said this to test Philip, since he already knew what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered, “Don't you know that it would take almost a year's wages just to buy only a little bread for each of these people?”
8 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the disciples. He spoke up and said, 9 “There is a boy here who has five small loaves of barley bread and two fish. But what good is that with all these people?”
10 The ground was covered with grass, and Jesus told his disciples to tell everyone to sit down. About 5,000 men were in the crowd. 11 Jesus took the bread in his hands and gave thanks to God. Then he passed the bread to the people, and he did the same with the fish, until everyone had plenty to eat.
12 The people ate all they wanted, and Jesus told his disciples to gather up the leftovers, so that nothing would be wasted. 13 The disciples gathered them up and filled twelve large baskets with what was left over from the five barley loaves.
14 After the people had seen Jesus work this miracle, they began saying, “This must be the Prophet who is to come into the world!” 15 Jesus realized that they would try to force him to be their king. So he went up on a mountain, where he could be alone.
Jesus Walks on the Water
(Matthew 14.22-27Mark 6.45-52)16 That evening, Jesus' disciples went down to the lake. 17 They got into a boat and started across for Capernaum. Later that evening Jesus had still not come to them, 18 and a strong wind was making the water rough.
19 When the disciples had rowed for five or six kilometers, they saw Jesus walking on the water. He kept coming closer to the boat, and they were terrified. 20 But he said, “I am Jesus! Don't be afraid!” 21 The disciples wanted to take him into the boat, but suddenly the boat reached the shore where they were headed.
The Bread That Gives Life
22 The people who had stayed on the east side of the lake knew that only one boat had been there. They also knew that Jesus had not left in it with his disciples. But the next day 23 some boats from Tiberias sailed near the place where the crowd had eaten the bread for which the Lord had given thanks. 24 They saw that Jesus and his disciples had left. Then they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus. 25 They found him on the west side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that you are not looking for me because you saw the miracles, but because you ate all the food you wanted. 27 Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so.”
28 “What exactly does God want us to do?” the people asked.
29 Jesus answered, “God wants you to have faith in the one he sent.”
30 They replied, “What miracle will you work, so that we can have faith in you? What will you do? 31 For example, when our ancestors were in the desert, they were given manna to eat. It happened just as the Scriptures say, ‘God gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”
32 Jesus then told them, “I tell you for certain that Moses wasn't the one who gave you bread from heaven. My Father is the one who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 And the bread that God gives is the one who came down from heaven to give life to the world.”
34 The people said, “Sir, give us this bread and don't ever stop!”
35 Jesus replied:
I am the bread that gives life! No one who comes to me will ever be hungry. No one who has faith in me will ever be thirsty. 36 I have told you already that you have seen me and still do not have faith in me. 37 Everything and everyone that the Father has given me will come to me, and I won't turn any of them away.
38 I didn't come from heaven to do what I want! I came to do what the Father wants me to do. He sent me, 39 and he wants to make certain that none of the ones he has given me will be lost. Instead, he wants me to raise them to life on the last day. 40 My Father wants everyone who sees the Son to have faith in him and to have eternal life. Then I will raise them to life on the last day.
41 The people started grumbling because Jesus had said he was the bread that had come down from heaven. 42 They were asking each other, “Isn't he Jesus, the son of Joseph? Don't we know his father and mother? How can he say that he has come down from heaven?”
43 Jesus told them:
Stop grumbling! 44 No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me makes them want to come. But if they do come, I will raise them to life on the last day. 45 One of the prophets wrote, “God will teach all of them.” And so everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him will come to me.
46 The only one who has seen the Father is the one who has come from him. No one else has ever seen the Father. 47 I tell you for certain that everyone who has faith in me has eternal life.
48 I am the bread that gives life! 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the desert, and later they died. 50 But the bread from heaven has come down, so that no one who eats it will ever die. 51 I am that bread from heaven! Everyone who eats it will live forever. My flesh is the life-giving bread I give to the people of this world.
52 They started arguing with each other and asked, “How can he give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus answered:
I tell you for certain that you won't live unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man. 54 But if you do eat my flesh and drink my blood, you will have eternal life, and I will raise you to life on the last day. 55 My flesh is the true food, and my blood is the true drink. 56 If you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you are one with me, and I am one with you.
57 The living Father sent me, and I have life because of him. Now everyone who eats my flesh will live because of me. 58 The bread that comes down from heaven isn't like what your ancestors ate. They died, but whoever eats this bread will live forever.
59 Jesus was teaching in a synagogue in Capernaum when he said these things.
The Words of Eternal Life
60 Many of Jesus' disciples heard him and said, “This is too hard for anyone to understand.”
61 Jesus knew that his disciples were grumbling. So he asked, “Does this bother you? 62 What if you should see the Son of Man go up to heaven where he came from? 63 The Spirit is the one who gives life! Human strength can do nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are from that life-giving Spirit. 64 But some of you refuse to have faith in me.” Jesus said this, because from the beginning he knew who would have faith in him. He also knew which one would betray him.
65 Then Jesus said, “You cannot come to me, unless the Father makes you want to come. That is why I have told these things to all of you.”
66 Because of what Jesus said, many of his disciples turned their backs on him and stopped following him. 67 Jesus then asked his twelve disciples if they also were going to leave him. 68 Simon Peter answered, “Lord, there is no one else that we can go to! Your words give eternal life. 69 We have faith in you, and we are sure that you are God's Holy One.”
70 Jesus told his disciples, “I chose all twelve of you, but one of you is a demon!” 71 Jesus was talking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. He would later betray Jesus, even though he was one of the twelve disciples.
1 Pēc tam Jēzus pārcēlās pāri Galilejas, tas ir, Tiberijas, jūrai. 2 Bet Viņam sekoja liels ļaužu pulks, tāpēc ka tie redzēja tās zīmes, ko Viņš darīja slimajiem. 3 Tad Jēzus uzkāpa kalnā un tur apsēdās ar Saviem mācekļiem. 4 Bet Pashā, jūdu svētki bija tuvu. 5 Kad Jēzus, acis pacēlis, redzēja, ka daudz ļaužu nāk pie Viņa, Viņš sacīja uz Filipu: "Kur pirksim maizi, lai viņiem būtu ko ēst?" 6 Bet to Viņš sacīja, viņu pārbaudīdams, jo pats gan zināja, ko gribēja darīt. 7 Filips Viņam atbildēja: "Par divi simti sudraba gabaliem maizes nepietiek, lai katram tiktu kāds mazums." 8 Tad viens no Viņa mācekļiem, Andrejs, Sīmaņa Pētera brālis, Viņam saka: 9 "Šeit ir kāds zēns, tam ir piecas miežu maizes un divi zivis; bet kas tas ir tik daudz ļaudīm?" 10 Jēzus sacīja: "Lieciet, lai ļaudis apsēstas!" Bet tur bija daudz zāles tanī vietā. Tad tie apsēdās - vīru vien kādi pieci tūkstoši. 11 Tad Jēzus ņēma maizes un, teicis pateicības vārdus, izdalīja tās tiem, kas bija apsēdušies; tāpat arī no zivīm, cik tiem gribējās. 12 Bet, kad viņi bija paēduši, Viņš sacīja Saviem mācekļiem: "Salasait atlikušās druskas, lai nekas neiet bojā!" 13 Tad tie salasīja tās un piepildīja divpadsmit grozus ar druskām, kas no piecām miežu maizēm bija atlikušas tiem, kas bija ēduši. 14 Kad nu ļaudis redzēja, kādu zīmi Viņš bija darījis, tie sacīja: "Šis tiešām ir tas pravietis, kam jānāk pasaulē." 15 Bet, Jēzus manīdams, ka viņi taisās nākt, lai Viņu ar varu ņemtu un celtu par ķēniņu, viens pats atkal uzkāpa kalnā. 16 Kad nu vakars metās, Viņa mācekļi nogāja pie jūras, 17 un, iekāpuši laivā, aizbrauca pāri jūrai uz Kapernaumu. Bija iestājusies jau tumsa, bet Jēzus vēl nebija pie tiem atnācis. 18 Un jūra cēlās, stipram vējam pūšot. 19 Kad nu viņi bija nobraukuši divdesmit piecas vai trīsdesmit stadijas, tie redzēja Jēzu pa jūru staigājam un tuvojamies laivai un izbijās. 20 Bet Viņš sacīja tiem: "Es tas esmu, nebīstieties!" 21 Tad viņiem gribējās Viņu ņemt laivā, un tūdaļ laiva sasniedza malu, kurp tie brauca. 22 Otrā dienā ļaudis, kas bija palikuši viņpus jūras, uz krasta stāvēdami, noprata, ka tur citas laivas nebija bijis kā tikai viena un ka Jēzus nebija kopā ar mācekļiem kāpis laivā, bet mācekļi bija aizbraukuši vieni paši. 23 Tanī laikā no Tiberijas nāca citas laivas pie tās vietas, kur tie bija ēduši maizi, ko Tas Kungs bija svētījis. 24 Kad nu ļaudis noprata, ka ne Jēzus, ne Viņa mācekļi nav vairs tur, tie iekāpa laivās un aizbrauca uz Kapernaumu, meklēdami Jēzu. 25 Un, atraduši Viņu otrā malā, tie Viņam sacīja: "Rabi, kad Tu esi atnācis šurp?" 26 Jēzus viņiem atbildēja: "Patiesi, patiesi Es jums saku: jūs Mani meklējat nevis tāpēc, ka esat redzējuši zīmes, bet ka esat baudījuši no maizēm un paēduši. 27 Uzņemiet sevī nevis iznīkstošo barību, bet barību, kas paliek mūžīgai dzīvībai, kuru jums dos Cilvēka Dēls, jo Dievs Tēvs Viņu ir apzīmogojis." 28 Tad tie Viņam sacīja: "Ko lai darām, lai mums būtu daļa pie Dieva darbiem?" 29 Jēzus atbildēja viņiem: "Tas ir Dieva darbs, ka jūs ticat Tam, ko Viņš ir sūtījis." 30 Tad tie sacīja Viņam: "Kādu zīmi Tu rādi, lai mēs, to redzēdami, Tev ticam? Ko Tu darīsi? 31 Mūsu tēvi mannu ir ēduši tuksnesī, kā ir rakstīts: Viņš tiem ir devis ēst maizi no debesīm." 32 Jēzus viņiem sacīja: "Patiesi, patiesi Es jums saku: nevis Mozus jums ir devis maizi no debesīm, bet Mans Tēvs jums dod īsto maizi no debesīm: 33 jo Dieva maize ir tā, kas nāk no debesīm un pasaulei dod dzīvību." 34 Tie Viņam sacīja: "Kungs, dod mums vienmēr šo maizi!" 35 Jēzus sacīja viņiem: "ES ESMU dzīvības maize. Kas pie Manis nāk, tam nesalks, un, kas Man tic, tam neslāps nemūžam. 36 Bet Es jums to esmu sacījis: jūs to esat redzējuši, bet neticat. 37 Katrs, ko Tēvs Man dod, nāk pie Manis, un, kas nāk pie Manis, to Es tiešām neatstumšu. 38 Jo Es esmu no debesīm nācis, lai darītu, nevis ko Es gribu, bet ko grib Tas, kas Mani sūtījis, 39 bet tā ir Mana sūtītāja griba, lai no visa, ko Viņš Man devis, Es nenieka nezaudētu, bet to celtu augšā - pastarā dienā. 40 Jo tāda ir Mana Tēva griba, lai ikvienam, kas skata Dēlu un Viņam tic, būtu mūžīgā dzīvība un Es viņu celtu augšā pastarā dienā." 41 Tad jūdi sāka kurnēt par Viņu, ka Viņš bija sacījis: Es esmu maize, kas no debesīm nākusi, - 42 un sacīja: "Vai Šis nav Jēzus, Jāzepa dēls, kā tēvu un māti mēs pazīstam? Kā tad nu Viņš saka: Es esmu nācis no debesīm." 43 Bet Jēzus atbildēja viņiem: "Nekurniet savā starpā! 44 Neviens nevar nākt pie Manis, ja viņu nevelk Tēvs, kas Mani sūtījis, un Es viņu celšu augšā pastarā dienā. 45 Ir rakstīts praviešos: un tie visi būs Dieva mācīti. - Ikviens, kas Tēvu ir dzirdējis un no Viņa mācījies, nāk pie Manis. 46 Nevis it kā kāds Tēvu būtu redzējis kā vien Tas, kas no Tēva nācis. Tas Tēvu ir redzējis. 47 Patiesi, patiesi Es jums saku: kas tic, tam ir mūžīgā dzīvība. 48 ES ESMU dzīvības maize. 49 Jūsu tēvi ir ēduši mannu tuksnesī, bet ir nomiruši. 50 Maize, kas no debesīm nāk, ir tāda, ka tas, kas no viņas ēd, nemirst. 51 Es esmu dzīvā maize, kas nākusi no debesīm. Kas ēdīs no šīs maizes, tas dzīvos mūžīgi. Un maize, ko Es došu, ir Mana miesa, kas dota par pasaules dzīvību." 52 Tad jūdi savā starpā sāka strīdēties, sacīdami: "Kā Viņš mums var dot ēst Savu miesu?" 53 Bet Jēzus tiem sacīja: "Patiesi, patiesi Es jums saku: ja jūs neēdat Cilvēka Dēla miesu un nedzerat Viņa asinis, jums dzīvības nav sevī. 54 Kas bauda Manu miesu un dzer Manas asinis, tam ir mūžīgā dzīvība, un Es to uzcelšu pastarā dienā. 55 Jo Mana miesa ir patiess ēdiens un Manas asinis ir patiess dzēriens. 56 Kas Manu miesu bauda un Manas asinis dzer, paliek Manī, un Es viņā. 57 Itin kā Mani sūtījis dzīvais Tēvs, un Es esmu dzīvs Tēvā, tāpat arī tas, kas Mani bauda, būs dzīvs Manī. 58 Tāda ir tā maize, kas nākusi no debesīm, ne tāda, kādu ēduši mūsu tēvi, jo tie ir miruši. Kas šo maizi bauda, tas dzīvos mūžīgi." 59 To Viņš sacīja, mācīdams sinagogā Kapernaumā. 60 Tad daudzi no Viņa mācekļiem sacīja: "Šie vārdi ir smagi, kas viņos var klausīties?" 61 Bet, kad Jēzus noprata, ka Viņa mācekļi par to kurn, Viņš sacīja tiem: "Vai tas jums ir par piedauzību? 62 Kā nu, kad jūs redzēsit Cilvēka Dēlu uzkāpjam, kur Viņš iepriekš bijis? 63 Gars dara dzīvu, miesa neder nenieka; vārdi, ko Es jums runāju, ir gars un dzīvība. 64 Bet ir kādi jūsu starpā, kas netic." Jo Jēzus no paša sākuma zināja, kas ir tie, kas netic, un kas ir tas, kas Viņu nodos. 65 Un Viņš sacīja: "Tāpēc Es jums esmu sacījis, ka neviens nevar nākt pie Manis, ja tas viņam nav Tēva dots." 66 No šī brīža daudzi Viņa mācekļi atkāpās un vairs nestaigāja Viņam līdzi. 67 Tad Jēzus sacīja tiem divpadsmit: "Vai arī jūs gribat aiziet?" 68 Sīmanis Pēteris Viņam atbildēja: "Kungs, pie kā mēs iesim? Tev ir mūžīgās dzīvības vārdi, 69 un mēs esam ticējuši un atzinuši, ka Tu esi Dieva Svētais." 70 Jēzus atbildēja viņiem: "Vai Es neesmu izredzējis jūs divpadsmit? Bet viens no jums ir velns." 71 Un Viņš domāja Jūdu, Sīmaņa Iskariota dēlu; jo tas pēc Viņu nodeva, lai gan viņš bija viens no tiem divpadsmit.
