After this, Jesus sent to the farther side of the Sea of Galilee ─ that is, the Sea of Tiberias. ²And a great crowd was following Him because they had seen the signs (miracles) which He [continually] performed upon those who were sick. ³And Jesus walked up the mountainside and sat down there with His disciples. ⁴Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was approaching. ⁵Jesus looked up then, and seeing that a vast multitude was coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that all these people may eat?" ^{6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14}When the people saw the sign (miracle) that Jesus had performed, they began saying, "Surely and beyond a doubt this is the Prophet Who is to come into the world!" [Deut18.15,18; John1.21; Acts3.22] (Jn1.45; Ac3.19-26)

15Then Jesus, knowing that they meant to come and seize Him that they might make Him king, withdrew again to the hillside by Himself alone.

 

Jesus Walks on the Water John6.16-21

16When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷and they took a boat and were going across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and still Jesus had not [yet] come back to them.

 

The Bread from Heaven John6.22-59

22The next day the crowd [that still remained] standing on the other side of the sea realized that there had been only one small boat there, and that Jesus had not gone into it with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away by themselves.

 

The Words of Eternal Life John6.60-71

60When His disciples heard this, many of them said, "This is a hard and difficult and strange saying (an offensive and unbearable message). Who can stand to hear it? [Who can be expected to listen to such teaching?]