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Wiersbe says "The first step is not to measure our resources, but to determine God’s will and trust Him to meet the need....The practical lesson is clear: whenever there is a need, give all that you have to Jesus and let Him do the rest. Begin with what you have, but be sure you give it all to Him." (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary)

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Wiersbe - The first three signs illustrate how one is saved through the Word, by faith, and by grace. The fourth sign (feeding the 5,000) shows us that salvation satisfies the inner needs of the heart. (Borrow Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament) Craig Keener makes an interesting observation writing that "After speaking of Moses (John 5:45-47), Jesus goes on to perform a sign that might be expected of a new prophet like Moses (Deut. 18:15): providing manna. (See The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament - scroll up and down for more text) Other than the miracle of the resurrection, this is the only miracle recorded in all 4 Gospels. Undoubtedly part of the reason John records it is to set the table (pun intended) for Jesus' great discourse on His "full course meal," Himself, the Bread of life (John 6:22–71)! The chart below shows the aborted attempt by Jesus to have a time of rest with His disciples (Mt 14:13-14; Mk 6:30-34; Lk 9:10-11; Jn 6:1-3) JESUS SEEKS A TIME OF REST WITH HIS DISCIPLES MATTHEW MARK LUKE JOHN WITHDRAWAL TO REST Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself - Mt 14:13a+ He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. They went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves.- Mk 6:31,32+ Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida Lk 9:10b+ Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). Jn 6:1b+ Here is a reading compiling Mk 6:32-34 with Lk 9:10-11, Jn 6:1-3 32 -- So they went away by themselves in a boat (to the far shore JN} to a solitary place {to a town called Bethsaida. LK} 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them {because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick JN} 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, {he welcomed them and LK} he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he {went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples[, and] JN} began teaching them many things {about the kingdom of God, and healed those who need healing LK}. (Source: The Chronological Life of Christ) After these things - This is an important time phrase especially in John's revelation of Jesus. After this (whether meta touto or meta tauta) is a frequent connective between narratives in John (Jn 2:12; 3:22; 5:1, 14; 6:1; 7:1; 11:19–28, 38 Jn. 19:38; Jn. 21:1. While the phrase gives sequence, it does not imply that the present events occurred immediately after the events in the preceding chapter. The miracle of the feeding of the 5000+ may be from 6-12 months after the events in John 5. After these things - 30x in 29v in the Bible - Gen. 15:1; Gen. 22:1; Gen. 22:20; Gen. 40:1; Gen. 48:1; Lev. 26:18; Jos. 24:29; 1 Ki. 17:17; 1 Ki. 21:1; Ezr. 7:1; Est. 2:1; Jn. 3:22; Jn. 5:1; Jn. 6:1; Jn. 7:1; Jn. 19:38; Jn. 21:1; Acts 13:20; Acts 15:16; Acts 18:1; Acts 19:21; Rev. 1:19; Rev. 4:1; Rev. 7:9; Rev. 9:12; Rev. 15:5; Rev. 18:1; Rev. 19:1; Rev. 20:3 Carson adds "The expression is vague: it establishes sequence, but not tight chronology." (Borrow The Gospel according to John - Pillar Commentary) John

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Wiersbe says "The first step is not to measure our resources, but to determine God’s will and trust Him to meet the need." (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary) There is a lad here who has five barley loaves (artos) and two fish, but what are these for so many people?" - NIV paraphrases it adding "small" (Greek for fish is opsarion diminutive of opson which meant whatever was eaten and then came to refer especially to fish) as "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" Barley (this detail is only in John's account) is the most inexpensive and least desirable bread. Philip looked at the money box and said "no way" revealing his limited perspective and ignorance of Jesus' power! The twelve looked at the supplies they had and said "no way." The basic problem with both responses is that they look at what THEY possessed, and fail to look at JESUS. And remember that at least some of the twelve disciples had been with Him at Cana and witnessed His creative power to make wine out of water (Jn 2:1-10, 11+). They either did not recall this creation miracle or thought that the size of the crowd precluded any similar miracle. Either way they fail to trust Jesus for the provision. In short, they had a faith failure. Their eyes looked at what they had, not at what Jesus could create. Does this ever happen in my life? (That's a rhetorical question!) Man’s inability set the stage for a manifestation of Jesus’ compassion and power. -- Edwin Blum (See Bible Knowledge Commentary) THOUGHT- In performing his miracles, Jesus usually preferred to work through people. Here he took what a young child offered and used it to accomplish one of the most spectacular miracles recorded in the Gospels. Age is no barrier to Christ. Never think you are too young or old to be of service to him. (Borrow Life Application Study Bible)

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Wiersbe - The disciples had two suggestions for solving the problem: either send the people away to find their own food, or raise enough money to buy a bit of bread for everybody. As far as the disciples were concerned, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, and nothing could be done! With that kind of approach, they would have made ideal committee members! Someone has defined a committee as a group of people who individually can do nothing and collectively decide that nothing can be done. (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary) A T

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Wiersbe - It is significant that twice John mentioned the fact that Jesus gave thanks (John 6:11, 23). Matthew, Mark, and Luke all state that Jesus looked up to heaven when He gave thanks. By that act, He reminded the hungry people that God is the source of all good and needful gifts. This is a good lesson for us: instead of complaining about what we do not have, we should give thanks to God for what we do have, and He will make it go farther. (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary) Utley on having given thanks - The Greek term for “giving thanks” (eucharisteo) later became the name for the Last Supper (cf. 1 Cor. 11:23–24). Did John use it here with this future, technical definition in mind? The other gospels which do not have the allusions to the Eucharist use a different term (eulogeō, cf. Matt. 14:19; Mark 6:41). They do use the term eucharisteo (cf. Matt. 15:36; Mark 8:6; Luke 17:16; 18:11) but not consistently in a Last Supper setting. They do use the same term to describe Jesus’ thanksgiving prayer in the upper room (cf. Matt. 26:27; Mark 14:23; and Luke 22:17–19). Therefore, since the usage is not uniform, John would have needed to make his allusion more specific if later readers were meant to interpret this in an Eucharistic setting! He distributed to those who were seated - Mark 6:41+ explains that the distribution was through His disciples writing "And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all." Note John 6:11KJV says "And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down."

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Wiersbe - This miracle also reminds us that, while salvation is of the Lord and bestowed only by grace, God still uses human instruments to take the Gospel message to men. Jesus gave the bread and fish to His disciples, and they shared it with the people. “How shall they hear without a preacher?” asks Paul in Rom. 10:14. If, like the little lad in John 6:9, we will give Him our all, He will take it, break it, and use it to bless others. Gotquestions - It is noteworthy that Jesus fed the people through the agency of His disciples. He could have simply snapped His fingers and caused everyone present to have a meal, but He didn’t. Instead, He “gave . . . to his disciples to distribute to the people” (Mark 6:41). In this way, the disciples had to trust the Lord for everything they distributed. They could only give as they received. Philip, Andrew, and the rest were put in a position of total dependence upon the Lord for the supply. God still uses people the same way today. (See What can we learn from Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000? | GotQuestions.org) As

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Wiersbe - The miracle took place in His hands, not in theirs; for whatever we give to Him, He can bless and multiply. We are not manufacturers; we are only distributors. (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary) Heading sees a parallel with discipleship - The distribution process, “he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them”, is similar to the propagation of truth today. What Timothy had heard from Paul, he had to commit to faithful men who in turn would be able to teach others also (2Ti 2:2). (What the Bible Teaches - John) As

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Wiersbe points out that "John tells us that Jesus used this miracle as the basis for a sermon on “the bread of life” (John 6:22-66). After all, He did not perform miracles just to meet human needs, though that was important. He wanted each miracle to be a revelation of Himself, a sermon in action. For the most part, the people were amazed at the miracles, appreciated the help He gave them, but failed to get the spiritual message (John 12:37). They wanted the gift but not the Giver, the enjoyment of physical blessings but not the enrichment of spiritual blessings. (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary) Brian Bell - Does Jesus always resolve our every impossibility w/a happy ending in the here & now? - He does want to nourish us, but He never wants to be reduced to a genie who will magically supply our every want. a) He gave the people bread & fish for just that one day. But he refused to let the people make Him their Bread-King so their stomachs could always be full. (This is a Test and Wonder Bread) Swindoll - At the end of the day, the disciples should have learned a clear lesson. Never gauge the size of a challenge in terms of our capability. What we have to offer is never enough. God never calls us to provide; that’s His responsibility. Instead, He calls us to commit whatever we have—even if it’s no more than a sack lunch. His call comes with a promise: You take care of the addition, I’ll be in charge of the multiplication, and the mission I’ve invited you to join will be accomplished. (Borrow Insights on John) D A Carson - That there were twelve baskets is almost certainly significant: The Lord has enough to supply the needs of the twelve tribes of Israel. All four Gospels draw attention to the number. From the time of Hilary of Poitiers (fourth century A.D.), it has been common to argue that the feeding of the five-thousand represents the Lord's provision for the Jews, and the feeding of the four-thousand, with seven baskets left over, represents the Lord's provision for the Gentiles. Certainly the word for "basket" (kophinos) used in all four accounts of the feeding of the five-thousand has peculiarly Jewish associations, whereas the "basket" (spy-ris) used in the feeding of the four-thousand (Matt. 15:37; Mark 8:8) does not. It strains credulity, however, to suppose that John saw in the leftovers a symbol of the "food that endures" (Jn 6:27) (See The Gospel According to John) Baskets (2894)(kophinos) a wicker basket typically used by Jews for carrying along clean food and apparently smaller than the (spuris which is used in Mt 15:37; 16:10; Mk 8:8, 20, Acts 9:24) All uses describe the 12 baskets of broken pieces of bread after the feeding of the 5000. This basket is typically used to carry one person’s provisions for a journey of two or three days. In both Matthew and Mark when Jesus describes these events He uses these two words with the same distinction (Mark 8:19-20+.; Matt. 16:9-10+). Kophinos = 8x in NT - Jdg. 6:19; Ps. 81:6; Matt. 14:20; Matt. 16:9; Mk. 6:43; Mk. 8:19; Lk. 9:17; Jn. 6:13 and 2 uses in the Septuagint = Jdg. 6:19; Ps 81:6. As

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Wiersbe says "Jesus compelled the disciples to get into the boat (Mt. 14:22+; Mk 6:45+) because He knew they were in danger.The crowd was now aroused and there was a movement to make Him King. Of course, some of the disciples would have rejoiced at the opportunity to become famous and powerful! Judas would have become treasurer of the kingdom, and perhaps Peter would have been named prime minister! But this was not in the plan of God, and Jesus broke up the meeting immediately. Certainly the Roman government would have stepped in had a movement begun. (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary) Steven

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Wiersbe observes "This incident occurred at the high point of our Lord’s popularity. The disciples (especially Judas) would have welcomed a kingdom, so Jesus sent them away into a storm." (Borrow With the Word) Warren Wiersbe - Did Jesus know that a storm was coming? Of course. Then why did He deliberately send His friends into danger? Quite the opposite is true: He was rescuing them from greater danger, the danger of being swept along by a fanatical crowd. But there was another reason for that storm: the Lord has to balance our lives; otherwise we will become proud and then fall. The disciples had experienced great joy in being part of a thrilling miracle. Now they had to face a storm and learn to trust the Lord more. The feeding of the 5,000 was the lesson, but the storm was the examination after the lesson. (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary)

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Wiersbe adds a similar applicational thought - How like the church today: we are toiling against Satan’s storms, but our Lord is praying for us on the mount and one day will come to bring peace. (Borrow Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament ) Robertson on It had already become dark - Past perfect active of γινομαι [ginomai]. While they were going, “darkness had already come.” And Jesus had not yet come to them (και οὐκ ἐληλυθει προς αὐτους ὁ Ἰησους [kai ouk elēluthei pros autous ho Iēsous]). Another past perfect active of ἐρχομαι [erchomai] with negative οὐπω [oupō]. Darkness had come, but Jesus had not come, while they were going over the sea. The tenses in these verses are very graphic. (Word Pictures) MacArthur on Jesus had not yet come - According to Mark 6:45, their initial destination was Bethsaida, not far from where the thousands were fed. Apparently, they were planning to meet Jesus there before crossing the lake to the western shore (Matt. 14:34; Mark 6:53)....They waited at Bethsaida until it had already become dark. Then, since Jesus had not yet come to them, the disciples reluctantly returned to their boat and took their voyage to Capernaum, on the northwest shore. (See John Commentary) Bruce Barton - For those reading the Gospels with a Harmony of the Gospels, there may be some confusion about where the disciples were going. According to Matthew 14:22, Jesus told the disciples to get into a boat and go on ahead to “the other side.” According to Mark 6:45, Jesus made the disciples board a boat while he dismissed the crowds and told them to “go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida” (NRSV). According to Luke 9:10, Jesus and the disciples were in Bethsaida for the feeding of the five thousand. According to John 6:17, the disciples “set off across the lake for Capernaum” (NIV). One solution is that two communities were named Bethsaida. Luke 9:10 identifies Bethsaida near Julias on the northeast side of the Sea of Galilee. In Mark 6:45–46, the name identifies a village near Capernaum on the western shore. (Life application study Bible, Gospel of John - Borrow) Dark (4653)(skotia from skotos = darkness) means literal darkness in some NT uses (Jn 6:17, 20:1), but more often (14/16x) is used figuratively to refer to spiritual darkness. In every NT figurative use, darkness is contrasted with light in all but one passage (1Jn 2:11). "Darkness has no existence by itself, being definable simply as an absence of light." Throughout the Bible, darkness is an implied contrast to light, regardless of whether the darkness is physical or symbolic. All uses of skotia - Matt. 4:16; Matt. 10:27; Lk. 12:3; Jn. 1:5; Jn. 6:17; Jn. 8:12; Jn. 12:35; Jn. 12:46; Jn. 20:1; 1 Jn. 1:5; 1 Jn. 2:8; 1 Jn. 2:9; 1 Jn. 2:11 Boat (4143) ploion from pleo = to sail) can refer to a rather large seagoing craft (Acts 20:13, 38; Acts 21:2f, 6; 27 Jas 3:4; Rev 8:9; Rev 18:19) or a small fishing craft boat as used on the Sea of Galilee (Mt 4:21f; Mt 9:1; Mk 1:19f; Mk 6:51, 54; Jn 6:19, 21f; Jn 21:3). See Wikipedia description of the "Jesus Boat" discovered in 1986. Ploion in John = Jn. 6:17; Jn. 6:19; Jn. 6:21; Jn. 6:22; Jn. 21:3; Jn. 21:6 John 6:18 The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. NET John 6:18 By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough. NLT John 6:18 Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough. ESV John 6:18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. NIV John 6:18 A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. GNT John 6:18 ἥ τε θάλασσα ἀνέμου μεγάλου πνέοντος διεγείρετο. KJV John 6:18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. Ps 107:25 Ps 135:7 Mt 14:24 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Psalm 107:25+ For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea. Psalm 135:7+ He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightnings for the rain, Who brings forth the wind from His treasuries. Matthew 14:24+ But the boat was already a long distance from the land, battered by the waves; for the wind was contrary. Mark 4:35-41+ (ANOTHER STORM BUT JESUS WAS IN THE BOAT ON THIS OCCASION) On that day, when evening came, He *said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd, they *took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him. 37 And there *arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up. 38 Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they *woke Him and *said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” 39 And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. 40 And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” 41 They became very much afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Storm Tossed Ship A STORM IS BREWING The sea began to be stirred up (diegeiro) because a strong wind was blowing - God Who controls the seas, stirred up the sea. Note (1) the disciples were in the will of God and (2) God sent a storm. Storms do not mean you are not in God's will. Storms are not meant to destroy us but to test our faith and strengthen our faith. They also often show us our inadequacy (THOUGHT - They rowed for hours and made little progress! I've been there, done that! My inadequacy, His sufficiency!) Notice that while the sea began to be stirred up but Jesus saw "them straining at the oars." Here in John 6:18 stirred (diegeiro) is in the imperfect tense picturing the waves rising up again and again. You can envision them beginning to lap against the side of the boat. This reflects the hand of God stirring the waters, because it is "test time" for the disciples! Life Application Study Note - The Sea of Galilee is 650 feet below sea level, 150 feet deep, and surrounded by hills. These physical features make it subject to sudden windstorms that would cause extremely high waves. Such storms were expected on this lake, but they were nevertheless frightening. (Borrow Life Application Study Bible) (Ed: While this naturalistic explanation is very reasonable, there is absolutely no question that the sovereign, omnipotent God orchestrated the meteorological conditions that caused this storm!) Wiersbe - This experience of the disciples in the storm can be an encouragement to us when we go through the storms of life. When we find ourselves in the storm, we can rest on several assurances. (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary) Adrian Rogers - No doubt He knew a storm was brewing. They would learn a great lesson that day. Jesus is an unusual teacher. He gives the test first and the lesson afterward. THOUGHT- Are you in a storm? Has God brought about a "pop test" that has caught you off guard? Are the waves beginning to crash against you? Do you feel like you are about to drown? Beloved may the Spirit of God grant you grace to sing with confidence "His Eye Is On The Sparrow and I know He watches over me!" We also do well to memorize and recall the truth of 1 Corinthians 10:13+ that "No temptation ("POP TEST") has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful (TRUSTWORTHY!), Who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that (PURPOSE) you will be able to endure it (NOT NECESSARILY "ESCAPE" IT)." The point is that the disciples are as far from land as they can possibly be. They were in the area of maximum danger. God was setting the stage for another "command performance" by Christ and another test of the faith of the disciples. In short, the Master Teacher was preparing His "learners" (disciples) for a "divine pop test." They have been in Jesus' "classroom" all day, first His teaching didactically and then teaching by demonstration (loaves and fishes). What had they learned on this incredible day of instruction? THOUGHT - Adrian Rogers applies this picture to our lives writing "They were in the middle of the sea, the middle of the "problem" and the wind was contrary. Does it seem not only are you in the middle of a problem, but that the winds of life are in your face? And then not only the distance from the shore, and the direction of the wind, but the darkness of night. Maybe they could hardly see their hands before their faces. Have you ever been there? Not only are you in the middle of a problem, not only are the winds against you, but you're in darkness. You don't know what is what. You don't know where is where or who is Who. It doesn't seem to make sense. If so, you are in a good position for the performance of the Savior, the One Who still says "Be of good cheer... I Am." (Mt 14:27+) ("Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”) D A Carson - The Sea of Galilee lies about six hundred feet below sea level. Cool air from the south-eastern tablelands can rush in to displace the warm moist air over the lake, churning up the water in a violent squall. (Borrow The Gospel according to John - Pillar Commentary)

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Wiersbe - The storm came because they were in the will of God and not (like Jonah) out of the will of God. Did Jesus know that the storm was coming? Certainly! Did He deliberately direct them into the storm? Yes! They were safer in the storm in God’s will than on land with the crowds out of God’s will. We must never judge our security on the basis of circumstances alone. As we read our Bibles, we discover that there are two kinds of storms: storms of correction, when God disciplines us; and storms of perfection, when God helps us to grow. Jonah was in a storm because he disobeyed God and had to be corrected. The disciples were in a storm because they obeyed Christ and had to be perfected. Jesus had tested them in a storm before, when He was in the boat with them (Matt. 8:23–27). But now He tested them by being out of the boat. Many Christians have the mistaken idea that obedience to God’s will produces “smooth sailing.” But this is not true. “In the world you shall have tribulation,” Jesus promised (John 16:33, cf 2Ti 3:12). When we find ourselves in the storm because we have obeyed the Lord, we must remember that He brought us here and He can care for us. (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary) Stirred (1326)(diegeiro means to arouse completely, to wake up, awaken, arouse (from repose, from sleep). (1) literally in active voice to cause to wake up, awaken (Lk 8.24); figuratively, of mental activity rouse up, stir up, arouse the mind, stir up, render active (2Pe 1.13); (2) passive become awake, wake up (Mk 4.39); metaphorically, of a calm sea become stormy or turbulent, a resting, quiet sea begins to be agitated, to rise up (Jn 6.18). Uses 5x in NT - got(2), stir(1), stirred(1), stirring(1), woke(1). Mk. 4:39; Lk. 8:24; Jn. 6:18; 2 Pet. 1:13; 2 Pet. 3:1. Barton - LIGHT THINKING Sadly, most of us quickly forget in the darkness what seemed so clear in the light. As the disciples continually learned, we depend on tangible evidence more than we ought. Our senses, though valuable gifts, have limitations. As soon as Jesus left his disciples, they forgot the amazing powers he had shown them so recently. But before we chide their lack of faith, we need to examine our own. How much of our spiritual life is a series of peak experiences of God’s nearness followed by declines? When we can’t feel God’s presence, do we assume that he is not there and that he cannot help us? God’s presence and help should come as a welcomed expectation, not a frightening surprise! (Life application study Bible, Gospel of John - Borrow) John 6:19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. BGT John 6:19 ἐληλακότες οὖν ὡς σταδίους εἴκοσι πέντε ἢ τριάκοντα θεωροῦσιν τὸν Ἰησοῦν περιπατοῦντα ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ ἐγγὺς τοῦ πλοίου γινόμενον, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν. KJV John 6:19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. NET John 6:19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened. CSB John 6:19 After they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid. ESV John 6:19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. NIV John 6:19 When they had rowed three or three and a half miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified. NLT John 6:19 They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, NRS John 6:19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. NJB John 6:19 They had rowed three or four miles when they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming towards the boat. They were afraid, NAB John 6:19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they began to be afraid. YLT John 6:19 having pushed onwards, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and coming nigh to the boat, and they were afraid; when they had rowed Eze 27:26 Jon 1:13 Mk 6:47-48 three or four miles: John 11:18 Lu 24:13 Rev 14:20 21:16 walking: John 14:18 Job 9:8 Ps 29:10 93:4 Mt 14:25-26 Mk 6:49 Lu 24:36-39 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Mark 6:47-48+ When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. 48 Seeing them (DON'T MISS THIS! JESUS WATCHFUL EYE WAS ON THEM THE ENTIRE TIME! HIS EYE IS ON YOU BELOVED!) straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night (BY ROMAN TIME = 3-6 A.M.) He came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. Matthew 14:25-26+ And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. JESUS WALKING ON SEA DRAWS NEAR Then (marks progression in the narrative), when they had rowed (elauno) about three or four miles - The disciples would have been more than halfway from their destination at this time. They were not able to sail as the wind was too strong "for the wind was against them" (Mk 6:47+). Mark 6:47+ adds that "the boat was in the middle of the sea." Mark 6:48 + adds "Seeing them straining (related to word "torture!") at the oars, for (Term of explanation - explains why straining) the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night." Note the time is somewhere around 3 AM. The NET Note says "The Sea of Galilee was at its widest point 7 mi (11.6 km) by 12 mi (20 km). So at this point the disciples were in about the middle of the lake." THOUGHT - Think about this for a moment. They left when it was becoming dark, so this must be at least 6 hours later. Can you imagine their exhaustion! God has them right where He wanted them! Jesus could have come earlier but He did not. When you are in the midst of the storm, you may wonder why He has not come yet. Take comfort in (1) He sees (Mk 6:48) (2) He is compassionate (3) He is praying for you.

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Wiersbe - They thought they knew Jesus, who He was and where He came from (see Matt. 13:53-58; John 7:40-43). Jesus, of course, was the legal son of Joseph but not his natural son, for He was born of a virgin (Luke 1:34-38). The leaders identified Jesus with Nazareth in Galilee, not Bethlehem in Judea; and they thought that Joseph was His natural father. Had they investigated the matter, they would have learned who Jesus really is. (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary) How does He now say, 'I have come down out of heaven' - Their minds were closed to spiritual truth so that all they could see and understand was what a natural man could understand. They recognized the miraculous nature of the multiplication of bread, but could not understand the divine power of Jesus to produce the bread. It is as if Jesus was speaking to them on the "FM Radio Band," but their hearts and minds could only receive "AM Radio" signals. QUESTION -Why is the virgin birth so important? WATCH RELATED VIDEO. ANSWER - The doctrine of the virgin birth teaches that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin. That is, when Mary conceived Jesus, she had never had sexual intercourse. Jesus’ birth, therefore, was truly miraculous. The virgin birth of Jesus is a crucially important doctrine and one that the Bible plainly teaches in Matthew 1:23 and Luke 1:27, 34. Let’s look at how Scripture describes the virgin birth. The angel Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary to bring her the news that she would be the mother of the Messiah. Mary asks, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” (Luke 1:34ESV). Gabriel’s reply indicates the miraculous nature of the conception: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). The angel points not to any human act but to the Holy Spirit and the power of God as the agency of Jesus’ birth. Jesus would properly be called the Son of God. Gabriel later repeats the news to Joseph, betrothed to be married to Mary: “What is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:20). Joseph needed this information because, “before they came together, [Mary] was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18). Accepting God’s word on the matter, Joseph proceeded to take Mary as his wife, but she remained a virgin until after Jesus was born: “He did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son” (Matthew 1:25). The gospel writers are judicious in their wording to maintain the doctrine of the virgin birth. In his genealogy of Jesus, Luke mentions that Jesus was “the son (as was supposed) of Joseph” (Luke 3:23ESV). In his genealogy, Matthew carefully avoids calling Joseph the father of Jesus; rather, he speaks of “Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah” (Matthew 1:16). The virgin birth of Jesus Christ was predicted in the Old Testament: “The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14, quoted in Matthew 1:22). There is also a possible allusion to the virgin birth in Genesis 3:15, which says that the “seed” of “the woman” would destroy the serpent. The Bible teaches the preexistence of the eternal Son of God. In Isaiah 9:6, the child who is “born” is also the son who is “given.” In like manner, Galatians 4:4 also teaches the preexistence and virgin birth of Christ: “God sent His Son, born of a woman.” The virgin birth is important because that was the means by which “the Word became flesh” (John 1:14). The incarnation is when the eternal Son of God took on human flesh; without losing any of His divine nature, He added a human nature. That miraculous, history-changing event took place in the Virgin Mary’s womb. In the virgin birth, the immaterial (the Spirit) and the material (Mary’s womb) were both involved. Just as, at creation, “the earth was formless and empty” and dark (Genesis 1:2), Mary’s womb was an empty, barren place. And just as, at creation, “the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Genesis 1:2), the Spirit of God came upon Mary (Luke 1:35). Only God can make something out of nothing; only God could perform the miracles of creation, the incarnation, and the virgin birth. The virgin birth is important in that it preserves the truth that Jesus is fully God and fully man at the same time. His physical body He received from Mary. But His eternal, holy nature was His from all eternity past (see John 6:69). Joseph the carpenter did not pass on his sinful nature to Jesus for the simple reason that Joseph was not the father. Jesus had no sin nature (Hebrews 7:26). The virgin birth of Jesus is an example of God’s gracious work on our behalf. God took the initiative—Mary was not looking to become pregnant—it was all God’s idea. Joseph had no role in the conception—his body was not involved—so the power had to come from God. In a similar way, our salvation is based solely on God’s initiative and God’s power—we did not seek God, but He sought us; and we did nothing to earn our salvation, but we rely on God’s power. Unsurprisingly, Jesus’ enemies among His contemporaries denied His virgin birth. They went so far as to publicly accuse Jesus of being a Samaritan, i.e., a person of mixed race (John 8:48). Those today who would deny the virgin birth contradict the clear teaching of Scripture, call into question other miracles recorded in the Bible, and open the door to a denial of Christ’s full deity or His full humanity. GotQuestions.org John 6:43 Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not grumble among yourselves. BGT John 6:43 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· μὴ γογγύζετε μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων. KJV John 6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. NET John 6:43 Jesus replied, "Do not complain about me to one another. CSB John 6:43 Jesus answered them, "Stop complaining among yourselves. ESV John 6:43 Jesus answered them, "Do not grumble among yourselves. NIV John 6:43 "Stop grumbling among yourselves," Jesus answered. NLT John 6:43 But Jesus replied, "Stop complaining about what I said. NRS John 6:43 Jesus answered them, "Do not complain among yourselves. NJB John 6:43 Jesus said in reply to them, 'Stop complaining to each other. NAB John 6:43 Jesus answered and said to them, "Stop murmuring among yourselves. YLT John 6:43 Jesus answered, therefore, and said to them, 'Murmur not one with another; Grumble: John 6:64 Mt 16:19 Mt 16:8 Mk 9:33 Heb 4:13 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Numbers 14:27-29+ “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are making against Me. 28 “Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the LORD, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will surely do to you; 29 your corpses will fall in this wilderness, even all your numbered men, according to your complete number from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against Me. (see also Nu 14:36, 37) Psalm 95:8-9 Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness, 9 “When your fathers tested Me, They tried Me, though they had seen My work. . STOP GRUMBLING! Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not grumble (gogguzo) among yourselves - Jesus commands them to cease their grumbling. We sometimes think of grumbling as a "little sin," but it was grumbling that kept the first generation of Israelites out of the Promised Land! So just as this sin of grumbling kept Israel out of the promised land, it would keep the grumblers out of the promised life in Jesus! As Jamieson says "Be not either startled or stumbled at these sayings; for it needs divine teaching to understand them, divine drawing to submit to them." Steven Cole on why Jesus commands them to stop grumbling - Grumblers invariably set themselves up as sovereign over God: “If God only saw things my way, we wouldn’t be in this mess!” “If God only took account of my insights, this problem would get cleared up right now!” Grumblers are not in submission to God’s sovereign rule. They want to tell God how to run the world so that things will go the way that they want. Grumblers arrogantly imply that they know more than God knows. These grumblers thought that they were competent to pass judgment on Jesus. So He confronted their grumbling attitude. The point is, grumblers will not believe in Jesus even if they’ve seen Him feed 20,000 people with five loaves and two fish and they’ve watched Him heal the sick, unless they repent of their grumbling attitude. At the root of unbelief is not a lack of evidence, but an attitude that wants to tell God how to run the universe, at least my corner of the universe! In John 7:17, Jesus states, “If anyone is willing to do His [the Father’s] will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.” At the root of correct understanding about Jesus that leads to faith in Him is whether we are willing to be obedient to God’s will. (A Lesson in Witnessing to Skeptics) THOUGHT - As I’ve said before, a good approach when a skeptic raises an objection to the faith (evolution, the problem of suffering, errors in the Bible, etc.) is to reply, “Are you saying that if I can give you reasonable answers to that issue, then you will repent of your sins and follow Jesus?” Invariably, the skeptic will say, “Well, there are other issues, too!” In other words, the issues are not the issue. The issues are smokescreens to hide the fact that the skeptic doesn’t want to submit to the lordship of Jesus Christ. If he can “control” Jesus to provide him with what he wants out of life, he might profess to “believe.” But then he’s not believing in Jesus as Lord, but rather in Jesus as Aladdin’s Genie. So in witnessing to such grumbling skeptics, confront their underlying attitude of not wanting to submit to Jesus. (

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Wiersbe - “Sometimes we are caught in a storm because we have disobeyed the Lord. Jonah is a good example. But sometimes the storm comes because we have obeyed the Lord. When that happens, we can be sure that our Saviour [sic] will pray for us, come to us, and deliver us. In writing the account of this event years later, perhaps John saw in it a picture of Christ and His church. Christ is in heaven interceding for us, but we are in the midst of the storms of life, trying to reach the shore. One day, He will come for us and we shall reach the port safely, the storms all past. Actually, there were several miracles involved in this event. Jesus walked on the water, and so did Peter (Matt. 14:28–32). Jesus stilled the storm, and instantly the boat was on the other shore. Of course, all of this happened at night so that only Jesus and His disciples knew what had occurred. Jesus had led His people into the green pastures (John 6:10), and now He brought them into the still waters (Ps. 23:2). What a wonderful Shepherd He is! (Borrow The Bible exposition commentary)

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Wiersbe summarizes John 6 as follows - The disciples faced three tests because of the great crowds that followed Jesus. Feeding the multitude (Jn 6:1–14). Philip thought the answer was money, but Andrew saw the answer in a lad with a lunch. When you face a seemingly unsolvable problem, claim the promise of verse 6, give what you have to Jesus, and let Him tell you what to do. Leaving the multitude (Jn 6:15–21). This incident occurred at the high point of our Lord’s popularity. The disciples (especially Judas) would have welcomed a kingdom, so Jesus sent them away into a storm. They went from popularity to peril, but they were safer in the storm than with the multitude; and Jesus came to them and met their needs (Isa. 43:2). Can you obey His will even when you disagree with Him? Losing the multitude (Jn 6:22–71). People want the Lord to meet their physical needs but not their spiritual needs. The manna (Exod. 16) came only to the Jews and sustained physical life, but Jesus came for the whole world and gives eternal life. Just as you take food into your body, so you take Christ into your life; and He becomes one with you. The disciples had opportunity to follow the crowd, but they remained with Jesus. (Borrow With the Word) James Smith - RECEIVING HIM John 6:21 - Analyzed with the 5W/H Questions of Inductive Bible Study! 1. Who? “They.” 2. When? “Then.” 3. What? “Received.” 4. Whom? “Him.” 5. How? “Willingly.” 6. Where? “Into the ship.” (ED: Why? They were in dire straits!) 7. Result. “Immediately at the land” John 6:22 The next day 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 had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone. BGT John 6:22 Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ἑστηκὼς πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἶδον ὅτι πλοιάριον ἄλλο οὐκ ἦν ἐκεῖ εἰ μὴ ἓν καὶ ὅτι οὐ συνεισῆλθεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἀλλὰ μόνοι οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθον· KJV John 6:22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; NET John 6:22 The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. CSB John 6:22 The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea knew there had been only one boat. They also knew that Jesus had not boarded the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone off alone. ESV John 6:22 On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. NIV John 6:22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. NLT John 6:22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. YLT John 6:22 On the morrow, the multitude that was standing on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little boat there except one -- that into which his disciples entered -- and that Jesus went not in with his disciples into the little boat, but his disciples went away alone, but that His disciples: John 6:16-17 Mt 14:22 Mk 6:45 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: John 6:16-17 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. Matthew 14:22+ Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. Mark 6:45+ Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away. HOW DID HE CROSS THE SEA? The next day - This time phrase links the bread story and the sea story. Now Jesus will apply the miracle of the bread to Himself. Next day in John - Jn. 1:29; Jn. 1:35; Jn. 1:43; Jn. 6:22; Jn. 12:12 The crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one - Young's Literal has a phrase added after "except one" = "there except one -- that into which his disciples entered -- and that Jesus went not in with his disciples into the little boat" Most translations do not include this phrase. TECHNICAL NOTE from NET NOTE - Most witnesses have after “one” the phrase “which his disciples had entered” (ἐκεῖνο εἰς ὂ ἐνέβησαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, ekeino eis ho enebēsan hoi mathētai autou) although there are several permutations of this clause ([א* D] Θ [f13 33] 𝔐 [sa]). The witnesses that lack this expression are, however, significant and diffused (𝔓75 א2 A B L N W Ψ 1 565 579 1241 al lat). The clarifying nature of the longer reading, the multiple variants from it, and the weighty testimony for the shorter reading all argue against the authenticity of the longer text in any of its variations. (ED: And so the NET version reads "that only one small boat had been there.") And that Jesus had not entered with His disciples (mathetes) into the boat, but (term of contrast) that His disciples (mathetes) had gone away alone - The crowd was astute enough to know Jesus had come in some way independent from the way His disciples had come across the lake. Since there was no other boat, the crowd knew He must have come some other way. The text does not say, but it is possible some were thinking that His transport had to be supernatural. Jesus always knew what people were thinking, but He does not address their curiosity. His purpose was to address their sin and their need for salvation. Matthew Henry Concise - Verses 22-27. Instead of answering the inquiry how he came there, Jesus blamed their asking. The utmost earnestness should be employed in seeking salvation, in the use of appointed means; yet it is to be sought only as the gift of the Son of man. Him the Father has sealed, proved to be God. He declared the Son of man to be the Son of God with power. Warren Wiersbe summarizes Jesus second discourse - This sermon on "the bread of life" is actually a dialogue between Christ and the people, especially the religious leaders ("the Jews"). We see four responses of the crowd to the Lord Jesus in John 6: seeking (Jn 6:22-40), murmuring (Jn 6:41-51), striving (Jn 6:52-59), and departing (Jn 6:60-71). (Borrow Be alive: Get to Know the Living Savior) Disciples (3101) mathetes from manthano = to learn which Vine says is "from a root math, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor". Gives us our English = "mathematics" - see matheteuo) describes a person who learns from another by instruction, whether formal or informal. Another sources says mathetes is from from math- which speaks of "mental effort that thinks something through" and thus describes is a learner; a follower who learns the doctrines and the lifestyle of the one they follow. Discipleship includes the idea of one who intentionally learns by inquiry and observation (cf inductive Bible study) and thus mathetes is more than a mere pupil. A mathetes describes an adherent of a teacher. As discussed below mathetes itself has no spiritual connotation, and it is used of superficial followers of Jesus as well as of genuine believers. The Lord calls everyone to grow as a disciple (a learner of Christ; cf. Mt 28:19+, also " learn from Me" Mt 11:29,30+), one who lives in faith, who lives in and by His Word in the power of the Holy Spirit. Mathetes in John - Jn. 1:35; Jn. 1:37; Jn. 2:2; Jn. 2:11; Jn. 2:12; Jn. 2:17; Jn. 2:22; Jn. 3:22; Jn. 3:25; Jn. 4:1; Jn. 4:2; Jn. 4:8; Jn. 4:27; Jn. 4:31; Jn. 4:33; Jn. 6:3; Jn. 6:8; Jn. 6:12; Jn. 6:16; Jn. 6:22; Jn. 6:24; Jn. 6:60; Jn. 6:61; Jn. 6:66; Jn. 7:3; Jn. 8:31; Jn. 9:2; Jn. 9:27; Jn. 9:28; Jn. 11:7; Jn. 11:8; Jn. 11:12; Jn. 11:54; Jn. 12:4; Jn. 12:16; Jn. 13:5; Jn. 13:22; Jn. 13:23; Jn. 13:35; Jn. 15:8; Jn. 16:17; Jn. 16:29; Jn. 18:1; Jn. 18:2; Jn. 18:15; Jn. 18:16; Jn. 18:17; Jn. 18:19; Jn. 18:25; Jn. 19:26; Jn. 19:27; Jn. 19:38; Jn. 20:2; Jn. 20:3; Jn. 20:4; Jn. 20:8; Jn. 20:10; Jn. 20:18; Jn. 20:19; Jn. 20:20; Jn. 20:25; Jn. 20:26; Jn. 20:30; Jn. 21:1; Jn. 21:2; Jn. 21:4; Jn. 21:7; Jn. 21:8; Jn. 21:12; Jn. 21:14; Jn. 21:20; Jn. 21:23; Jn. 21:24 POSB on Jn 6:22-29 - This passage deals with the answer to man’s great hunger. 1. Answer 1: know that people have a great hunger, a great need (vv.22–25). 2. Answer 2: acknowledge that the motives of people are corrupt (vv.26–27). 3. Answer 3: work for food that endures—that gives eternal life (v.27). 4. Answer 4: do the work of God—believe in Christ (vv.28–29). (Borrow The Preacher's outline & sermon Bible) John 6:23 There came other small boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. BGT John 6:23 ἄλλα ἦλθεν πλοι[άρι]α ἐκ Τιβεριάδος ἐγγὺς τοῦ τόπου ὅπου ἔφαγον τὸν ἄρτον εὐχαριστήσαντος τοῦ κυρίου. KJV John 6:23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) NET John 6:23 But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. CSB John 6:23 Some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord gave thanks. ESV John 6:23 Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. NIV John 6:23 Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. NLT John 6:23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. there: John 6:24 where: John 6:11,12 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Click to enlarge - from the Holman Bible Atlas (digital book; Hardcover) © 1998 B&H Publishing Group, Used by permission, all rights reserved. This is one of the best resources for Bible maps. Please do not reproduce this map on any other webpage. There came other small boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread (artos) after the Lord had given thanks (eucharisteo) - It is interesting that John repeats the fact that the Lord had given thanks! (cf Jn 6:11+) THOUGHT - Is John trying to impress on us who are called to imitate Christ, to be a more thankful people? Just a thought to ponder. Swindoll has an interesting comment on Tiberias - The boats had come from Tiberias, a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, founded by Herod Antipas and named for Emperor Tiberius, the heir of Caesar Augustus’ titles and power. Because it had been built on the site of Jewish burial grounds, religious Jews refused to live there, which left it open to Hellenized Jews and Herod’s political allies. (Borrow Insights on John) Treasury of Scripture knowledge - Tiberias (See Map and ISBE entry) was a celebrated city of Galilee, on the western shore of the lake to which it gave name, so called because built by Herod Agrippa in honour of the emperor Tiberius; distant 30 furlongs from Hippos, 60 from Gadara, 120 from Scythopolis (Beth shean) and 30 from Tarichea. It is still called Tabaria, or Tabbareeah, by the natives, is situated close to the edge of the lake, has tolerably high but ill-built walls on three of its sides, flanked with circular towers, and is of nearly a quadrangular form, according to Pococke, containing a population estimated at from 2,000 to 4,000 souls. John 6:24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus. BGT John 6:24 ὅτε οὖν εἶδεν ὁ ὄχλος ὅτι Ἰησοῦς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκεῖ οὐδὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, ἐνέβησαν αὐτοὶ εἰς τὰ πλοιάρια καὶ ἦλθον εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ ζητοῦντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν. KJV John 6:24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. NET John 6:24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. CSB John 6:24 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. ESV John 6:24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. NIV John 6:24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus. NLT John 6:24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. NRS John 6:24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. NJB John 6:24 When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus. NAB John 6:24 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. YLT John 6:24 when therefore the multitude saw that Jesus is not there, nor his disciples, they also themselves did enter into the boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus; they themselves got: John 6:17,23 seeking Jesus: John 7:11 18:4,5 20:15 Mk 1:37 Lu 8:40 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Capernaum a City of Galilee Source: ESV global study Bible CROWD SEEKS JESUS AT CAPERNAUM Let's get the geographical context straight by using the map above. (1) Recall that Jesus had fed the 5,000 at Bethsaida. (2) He then compelled the disciples to sail away to Capernaum, but they encountered a storm, were saved by the Savior Who immediately brought the boat to land. (3) The boat initially landed at Gennesaret (Mark 6:53) and from there the disciples and Jesus went eastward to Capernaum, the site of His discourse on the Bread of Life, with at least part of this discourse being in the synagogue at Capernaum (Jn 6:59). The crowd was seeking Him for temporal gratification, not eternal salvation! So when the crowd saw that Jesus (Iesous) was not there, nor His disciples (mathetes), they themselves got into the small boats, and came to Capernaum seeking (zeteo) Jesus - The crowd envisioned Jesus as their perpetual "meal ticket," but now He had vanished! Seeking Jesus is a good thing, but it is not enough. One must seek Him as a sinner, recognizing we are spiritually bankrupt without His gift of salvation. Sadly the crowd was seeking Him for temporal gratification, not eternal salvation! In Jn 6:26 Jesus saw their motive for seeking Him addressing the seekers with "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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Wiersbe - Jesus pointed out that there are two kinds of food: food for the body, which is necessary but not the most important; and food for the inner man, the spirit, which is essential. What the people needed was not food but life, and life is a gift. Food only sustains life, but Jesus gives eternal life. (Borrow Be alive: Get to Know the Living Savior) Friends all around me are trying to find What the heart yearns for, by sin undermined; I have the secret, I know where ’tis is found: Only true pleasures in Jesus abound. —HARRY D. LOES R Kent

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Wiersbe - The crowd began by seeking Christ, but then started to seek a sign from Him. "For the Jews require a sign" (1 Cor. 1:22+). The rabbis taught that, when Messiah came, He would duplicate the miracle of the manna (see Ex. 16). If Jesus was truly sent by God (see John 6:29, 38, 57), then let Him prove it by causing manna to fall from heaven. They wanted to "see and believe." But faith that is based on signs alone, and not on the truth of the Word, can lead a person astray; for even Satan is able to perform "lying wonders" (2Th 2:8-10+). Note also John 2:18-25+; Jn 4:48+. (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary) If you believe, then you will see

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Wiersbe adds that "Seven times in this sermon, our Lord referred to His "coming down from heaven" (John 6:33, 38, 41-42, 50-51, 58), a statement that declared Him to be God. The Old Testament manna was but a type of the "true bread," the Lord Jesus Christ (ED: See Typology). And what is the purpose of this bread of God? Jesus says that it gives "life to the world," but these spiritually blinded Jews interpreted this statement literally, as referring to literal bread and physical life. The Jewish crowd was like the Samaritan woman who also interpreted Jesus' description of spiritual water as literal water, requesting of Jesus “Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw.” (Jn 4:14,15+) A T

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Wiersbe - This dialogue began with the crowd seeking Christ and then seeking a sign, but listeners soon began to seek the "true bread" that Jesus talked about. However, like the woman of Samaria, they were not ready for salvation (see John 4:15). She wanted the living water so she would not have to keep going to the well. The crowd wanted the bread so they would not have to toil to maintain life. People today still want Jesus Christ only for the benefits He is able to give. (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary) Kenneth Gangel comments on the many contrasts noting that John 6 "is about faith, but these people wanted food. Jesus talked about spiritual relationship, but the crowds were interested in physical showmanship. They focused on the lunch, not the love; on their bellies, not their beliefs. (See Holman New Testament Commentary scroll up and down for more text) Adrian Rogers sees the manna as a picture of Jesus - It came down from heaven. Jesus came down from heaven. It was miraculous. Jesus was miraculous. It was round. That spoke of His eternality: He never had an ending, never had a beginning. It was white. That spoke of His purity. It had in it the flavor of oil, which speaks of the Holy Spirit that was upon Him. It was sweet. That spoke of His sweetness. It lay upon the ground, which spoke of His humiliation. It had to be picked up. That spoke of His resurrection. It had to be eaten. That speaks of our trusting the Lord and assimilating the Lord. It gave life, as Jesus gives life. And it was a picture of the Lord Jesus. But they said, “We don’t want it. Our souls loathe this light bread. We had rather have this world’s garlic than to have heaven’s bread.” Lord (master, owner)(2962) kurios from kuros = might or power, related to kuroo = to give authority) primarily means the possessor, owner, master, the supreme one, one who is sovereign (e.g., Roman emperors - Acts 25:26+) and possesses absolute authority, absolute ownership rights and uncontested power. Kurios is used of the one to whom a person or thing belonged, over which he has the power of deciding, the one who is the master or disposer of a thing (Mk 7:28+) D L Moody - Then said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.—John 6:34. I CANNOT but believe that the reason for the standard of Christian life being so low, is that we are living on stale manna. You know what I mean by that. So many people are living on their past experience—thinking of the grand times they had twenty years ago, perhaps when they were converted. It is a sure sign that we are out of communion with God if we are talking more of the joy and peace and power we had in the past, than of what we have to-day. We are told to “grow in grace”; but a great many are growing the wrong way. The Israelites used to gather the manna fresh every day: they were not allowed to store it up. There is a lesson here for us. If we would be strong and vigorous, we must go to God daily. A man can no more take in a supply of grace for the future than he can eat enough to-day to last him for the next six months, or take sufficient air into his lungs at once to sustain life for a week to come. We must draw upon God’s boundless stores of grace from day to day, as we need it. John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. BGT John 6:35 εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς· ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ πεινάσῃ, καὶ ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ διψήσει πώποτε. KJV John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. NET John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty. CSB John 6:35 "I am the bread of life," Jesus told them. "No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again. ESV John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. NIV John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. NLT John 6:35 Jesus replied, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. NRS John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. NJB John 6:35 Jesus answered them: I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst. NAB John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. YLT John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst -- at any time; GWN John 6:35 Jesus told them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never become hungry, and whoever believes in me will never become thirsty. BBE John 6:35 And this was the answer of Jesus: I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be in need of food, and he who has faith in me will never be in need of drink. RSV John 6:35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. I am: John 6:41,48-58 1Co 10:16-18 11:23-29 he who comes: John 6:37,44,45,65 5:40 7:37 Isa 55:1-3 Mt 11:28 Rev 22:17 hunger: John 4:13-14 7:38 Isa 49:10 Lu 6:25 Rev 7:16 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Isaiah 41:4; 43:10; 25 “Who has performed and accomplished it, Calling forth the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the LORD, am the first, and with the last. I am He (Lxx - ego eimi) .’” Isaiah 43:10 “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He (Lxx - ego eimi) . Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. Isaiah 43:25 “I, even I, am (Lxx - ego eimi, ego eimi) the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins. John 4:13-14+ Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” JESUS' GREAT "I AM..." THE BREAD OF LIFE Steven

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Wiersbe - At the close of His sermon, Jesus illustrated coming and believing by speaking about eating and drinking. To come to Christ and believe on Him means to receive Him within, just as you receive food and drink. (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary) James Smith - Those who eat of this Bread will not seek satisfaction from any other source. Those who are walking in the sunshine have little regard for candles. The pilgrim, who has a fountain of water springing up within his own soul, will not be strongly tempted to stoop at the muddy pools by the dusty highway. And he who believes (pisteuo) in Me will (ou me = strong double negative = absolutely will) never thirst (dipsao - spiritually) - Note the clear parallel (a common technique in the Hebrew languages so these Jews would have been familiar with "parallelisms") of the verb "comes" and the verb "believes." It is not just come and see, but come and believe. To come to Him in this context means to believe in Him. Come to Him because one trusts Him and His promises that speak to temporal, physical needs we all have, the most solemn being the need to have victory over death. Believes is present tense (continually) and active voice (a decision of our will) indicating it is a continuous relation of trust in Jesus, but again it is based on the gift of God, the Spirit giving us faith. So we see juxtaposed God's gift (sovereignty) and man's receipt (responsibility), in some amazing way this combination giving clear evidence of God's love and grace to undeserving sinners! Charles Spurgeon when asked how he reconciled these two truths replying lied, "I never try to reconcile friends." THOUGHT - We are hungry and thirsty every day, but when we have Jesus, we have our spiritual hunger and thirst quenched! Only Jesus can satisfy all the deepest needs of our soul! C. S. Lewis observed that the problem is not that our cravings are too big but that our cravings are much too small and too easily satisfied with lesser things. We assume that we must get a control on our cravings and subdue them if not eradicate them. The reality of satisfaction is not in the denial of our cravings, but in redirecting them from small things to the One Great Thing. Note the two negatives (not...never) are both absolutes. In fact they are even better because Jesus uses the double negative "ou me", this combination signifying absolutely never, ever! And remember the One making these incredible promises is called Faithful and True in His victory song, the Revelation (Rev 3:14+, Rev 19:11+). NET Note - The one who believes in Me will never be thirsty. Note the parallelism between "coming to Jesus" in the first part of Jn 6:35 and "believing in Jesus" in the second part of v. 35. For the author of the Gospel of John these terms are virtually equivalent, both referring to a positive response to Jesus (see John 3:17–21). Jesus attaches two promises to the two verbs (note two "will's" ~ prophetic promises) which reminds us of His similar words to the Samaritan woman at the well Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this (WELL) water will thirst again; 14 but whoever drinks of the (SUPERNATURAL) water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14+) The words of Satisfied by Clara T. Williams beautifully illustrate John 6:35... All my life long I had panted For a drink from some cool spring That I hoped would quench the burning Of the thirst I felt within. Feeding on the husks around me Till my strength was almost gone, Longed my soul for something better, Only still to hunger on. Poor I was, and sought for riches, Something that would satisfy; But the dust I gathered round me Only mocked my soul’s sad cry. Well of water, ever springing, Bread of life, so rich and free. Untold wealth that never faileth, My Redeemer is to me. Hallelujah! I have found Him Whom my soul so long has craved! Jesus satisfies my longings; Through His blood I now am saved. Adrian Rogers - “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved” (Acts 16:31)—you will. You say, “Brother Rogers, will Jesus save me today if I trust Him?” Of course He will! The Bible says—Jesus is speaking—“Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6:37) It was a sovereign remedy. It was the sufficient remedy. It was a sure remedy: “Whosoever looketh shall live.” Believes (4100) pisteuo from pistis; pistos; related studies the faith) means to consider something to be true and therefore worthy of one’s trust. To accept as true, genuine, or real. To have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something or someone. To consider to be true. To accept the word or evidence of. It is vitally important that we understand this Greek word in the context of salvation passages like Jn 6:35 does not refer solely to intellectual knowledge or intellectual acceptance of a set of facts about Jesus. Pisteuo obviously includes the intellectual component because you have to mentally grasp the truth. Saving faith does not stop at the mind level, but is manifest at the heart level (the heart being our "control center" so to speak). Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves is not alone. Once saved always saved, assuming the person is truly saved and not just intellectually assenting to the truth of Jesus. W E Vine gives a good description of the faith that saves explaining that it consists of (1) a firm conviction which produces full acknowledgment of God's revelation of Truth - (2Th 2:11+ -"in order that they all may be judged who did not believe [pisteuo] the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.") (2) a personal surrender to the Truth (Jn 1:12+ "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe [pisteuo] in His name") and (3) a conduct inspired by and consistent with that surrender. (See the obedience of faith). Warren Wiersbe writes "It is interesting to compare the manna to Jesus Christ: (1) It came from heaven at night; Christ came from heaven when men were in darkness. (2) It fell on the dew; Christ came, born of the Spirit of God. (3) It was not defiled by the earth; Christ was sinless, separate from sinners. (4) It was small, round, and white, suggesting His humility, eternality, and purity. (5) It was sweet to the taste; Christ is sweet to those who trust Him. (6) It had to be taken and eaten; Christ must be received and appropriated by faith (1:12–13). (7) It came as a free gift; Christ is the free gift of God to the world. (8) There was sufficient for all; Christ is sufficient for all. (9) If you did not pick it up, you walked on it; if you do not receive Christ, you reject Him and walk on Him (see Heb. 10:26–31). (10) It was wilderness food; Christ is our food in this pilgrim journey to heaven. (Borrow Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament).

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Wiersbe - Jesus further explained how the sinner can come to God: it is through the truth of the Word (John 6:44-45). The Father draws the sinner by His Word. Jesus quoted Isaiah 54:13 (or perhaps Jer. 31:33-34) to prove His point: "And they shall all be taught of God." It is through the teaching of the Word that God draws people to the Saviour. (Note John 5:24 and its emphasis on hearing the Word.) The sinner hears, learns, and comes as the Father draws him. A mystery? Yes! A blessed reality? Yes! This was basically the same message He gave after He had healed the paralytic (see John 5:37-40). The crowd wanted to see something, but their real need was to learn something. It is by the Word that we "see" God and receive the faith to come to Christ and trust Him (Rom. 10:17). (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary) Steven

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Wiersbe - The Jews ate the daily manna and eventually died; but when you receive Jesus Christ within, you live forever. When God gave the manna, He gave only a gift; but when Jesus came, He gave Himself. There was no cost to God in sending the manna each day, but He gave His Son at great cost. The Jews had to eat the manna every day, but the sinner who trusts Christ once is given eternal life. It is not difficult to see in the manna a picture of our Lord Jesus Christ. The manna was a mysterious thing to the Jews; in fact, the word manna means "What is it?" (see Ex. 16:15) Jesus was a mystery to those who saw Him. The manna came at night from heaven, and Jesus came to this earth when sinners were in moral and spiritual darkness. The manna was small (His humility), round (His eternality), and white (His purity). It was sweet to the taste (Ps. 34:8) and it met the needs of the people adequately. The manna was given to a rebellious people; it was the gracious gift of God. All they had to do was stoop and pick it up. If they failed to pick it up, they walked on it. The Lord is not far from any sinner. All the sinner has to do is humble himself and take the gift that God offers. Jesus closed this part of His message by referring to His flesh, a word that will be used six more times before the dialogue is concluded. John 6:51 is a declaration that the Son of God will give Himself as a sacrifice "for the life of the world." The substitutionary death of Jesus Christ is a key doctrine in John's Gospel. Jesus would die for the world (Jn 3:16; Jn 6:51), for His sheep (Jn 10:11, 15), for the nation (Jn 11:50-52), and for His friends (Jn 15:12). Paul made it personal, and so should we: "Who loved me, and gave Himself for me" (Gal 2:20). We must not limit the work of Christ on the cross. He is the sacrifice not for our sins only, but also for the sins of the whole world (1Jn 2:2). (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary) MacArthur on My flesh - The concept of Jesus giving Himself sacrificially for sinners is a repeated New Testament theme (e.g., Matt. 20:28; Gal. 1:4; 2:20; Eph. 5:2, 25; 1 Tim. 2:6; Titus 2:14). The Lord referred prophetically here to His death on the cross (2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24), one of many such predictions recorded in the gospels (John 2:19–22; 12:24; Matt. 12:40; 16:21; 17:22; 20:18; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33–34; Luke 9:22, 44; 18:31–33; 24:6–7). It is Jesus’ offering of His flesh that is the price of redemption. (See John 1-11 MacArthur New Testament Commentary) Leon

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Wiersbe - Being orthodox Jews, the listeners knew the divine prohibition against eating human flesh or any kind of blood (Gen. 9:3-4; Lev. 17:10-16; 19:26). Here we have another example in John's Gospel of the people misunderstanding a spiritual truth by treating it literally (see John 2:19-21; 3:4; 4:11). All Jesus said was, "Just as you take food and drink within your body and it becomes a part of you, so you must receive Me within your innermost being so that I can give you life." Some interpreters tell us that Jesus was speaking about the Lord's Supper, and that we eat His flesh and drink His blood when we partake of the elements at the table, the bread and the cup. I do not believe that Jesus had the Communion (or eucharist) in mind when He spoke these words. For one thing, why would He discuss the Lord's Supper with a group of disagreeable unbelievers? He had not even shared that truth with His own disciples! Why would He cast this precious pearl before the swine? Second, He made it clear that He was not speaking in literal terms (John 6:63). He was using a human analogy to convey a spiritual truth, just as He did with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman. Third, Jesus made it plain that this eating and drinking were absolutely essential for eternal life. He made no exceptions. If, then, He was speaking about a church ordinance (or sacrament), then everybody who has never shared in that experience is spiritually dead and is going to hell. This would include all the Old Testament saints, the thief on the cross, and a host of people who have trusted Christ in emergency situations (hospitals, accidents, foxholes, etc.). I personally cannot believe that our gracious God has excluded from salvation all who cannot participate in a church ceremony. Another factor is the tense of the Greek verbs in John 6:50-51, and John 6:53. It is the aorist tense which signifies a once-for-all action. The Communion service is a repeated thing; in fact, it is likely that the early church observed the Lord's Supper daily (Acts 2:46) It is significant that the word flesh is never used in any of the reports of the Lord's Supper, either in the Gospels or in 1 Corinthians 11:23-34. The word used is "body." If a person holds that our Lord was speaking about the Communion service, then he must believe that somehow the two elements, the bread and the fruit of the vine, turn into the very body and blood of Christ; for He said, "So he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me" (John 6:57, italics mine). How does this "miracle" take place? What is the secret of accomplishing it? Why is it not apparent? (Borrow The Bible Exposition Commentary) C H Spurgeon makes an excellent point writing that "In eating and drinking, a man is not a producer, but a consumer; he is not a doer or a giver forth; he simply takes in. If a queen should eat, if an empress should eat, she would become as completely a receiver as the pauper in the workhouse. Eating is an act of reception in every case. So it is with faith: you have not to do, to be, or to feel, but only to receive.” John 6:55 "For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. BGT John 6:55 ἡ γὰρ σάρξ μου ἀληθής ἐστιν βρῶσις, καὶ τὸ αἷμά μου ἀληθής ἐστιν πόσις. KJV John 6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. NET John 6:55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. CSB John 6:55 because My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink. ESV John 6:55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. NIV John 6:55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. NLT John 6:55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. NRS John 6:55 for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. NJB John 6:55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. NAB John 6:55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. YLT John 6:55 for my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink; My flesh is true food: John 6:32 1:9,47 8:31,36 15:1 Ps 4:7 Heb 8:2 1Jn 5:20 John 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries TRUE FOOD AND TRUE DRINK For My flesh (sarx) is true (alethes - truly) food (brosis), and My blood is true (alethes - truly) drink - Manna was food, but it was not true food in the sense that it failed to meet man's true need, regeneration and spiritual life. Jesus is explaining what Jn 6:53,54 are true and is still speaking figuratively using His flesh (as "food") and His blood as emblems that must be partaken and the only way one can do that is by faith in Him. Jesus is contrasting His flesh and blood with the food and drink of this world which have only temporary value. Partaking of His flesh and blood by grace through faith yields life eternal while partaking only of physical food and drink leads not only to physical death but, far worse, to punishment forever. In other words, literal food and drink sustain physical life (temporarily), but Jesus' supernatural "nutrients" provide spiritual life (forever). Barnes on true food - My doctrine is truly that which will give life to the soul. John MacArthur makes the point that "The New Testament frequently uses the term blood as a graphic metonym speaking of Christ's death on the cross as the final sacrifice for sin (Matt. 26:28; Acts 20:28; Rom. 3:25; 5:9; 1 Cor. 11:25; Eph. 1:7; 2:13; Col. 1:20; Heb. 9:12, 14; 10:19, 29; 13:12; 1 Peter 1:2, 19; 1 John 1:7; Rev. 1:5; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11). His sacrifice was the one to which all of the Old Testament sacrifices pointed. (See John Commentary - scroll up and down for more text) True (227) alethes rom a = negates + letho [from lanthano] = to escape notice, be hid; See related word aletheia) is an adjective which literally describes that which does not escape notice. Alethes means primarily unconcealed or manifest. The opposite of pseudes - false, lying. Thus alethes describes that which is manifest, that which is unconcealed, that which conforms to reality (and thus is genuine), of persons characterized by integrity, of statements that agree with facts, that which is real (authentic, not imaginary). Being truthful and honest. Alethes is used to describe Jesus several times in the Gospels - Mt 22:16; Mk 12:14; Jn 7:18. Alethes describes that which is true, sincere, real, correct, faithful, trustworthy, genuine, veracious. Alethes can mean loving or speaking the truth (truthful) (Mt 22:16, Mk 12:14, Jn 7:18, 2Cor 6:8). God Himself is referred to as true (Jn 3:33, 8:26, Ro 3:4). Other things described as true include testimony (Jn 5:31,32, 8:13, 14, Jn 19:35, 21:24, 3Jn 1:12), grace (1Pe 5:12), proverb (2Pe 2:22), true commandment (1Jn 2:8). Alethes describes that which conforms to reality, that which is unconcealed, that which is manifest, that which is in accordance with facts, that which is characterized by reality (and thus is genuine), that which is real (authentic, not imaginary). Alethes is used to describe Jesus several times in the Gospels - Mt 22:16; Mk 12:14; Jn 7:18. Renn - The quality of being “true” in the sense of being “endowed with integrity, honesty” describes Christ (Mt 22:16; Mk 12:14; Jn 7:18); God (Jn 8:26; Ro 3:4); and human beings (2Co. 6: 8). In a number of places, alethes denotes the quality “true” in the sense of “that which is in accord with truth” (e.g., Jn 5:31ff.; Jn 8:13ff.; Php. 4:8; Titus 1:13; 1Jn 2: 8, 27). Alethes - 26x in 25v - real(1), true(21), truly(1), truth(1), truthful(2). Matt. 22:16; Mk. 12:14; Jn. 3:33; Jn. 4:18; Jn. 5:31; Jn. 5:32; Jn. 6:55; Jn. 7:18; Jn. 8:13; Jn. 8:14; Jn. 8:17; Jn. 8:26; Jn. 10:41; Jn. 19:35; Jn. 21:24; Acts 12:9; Rom. 3:4; 2 Co. 6:8; Phil. 4:8; Tit. 1:13; 1 Pet. 5:12; 2 Pet. 2:22; 1 Jn. 2:8; 1 Jn. 2:27; 3 Jn. 1:12

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Wiersbe - It is the Word of God, revealing the Person of Christ, that separates the true from the false. The crowd, desiring bread for the body, rejected the Bread of Life for the soul. (Borrow Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament)

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Wiersbe - Peter and ten of the disciples affirmed their faith in Christ. Their faith came by hearing the Word (Rom. 10:17).(Borrow Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the New Testament) John