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I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge and my judgement is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will 31 of him that sent me. If I bear witness of 32 myself, my witness is not true. It is another

that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is 33 true. Ye have sent unto John, and he hath 34 borne witness unto the truth. But the witness

which I receive is not from man: howbeit I 35 say these things, that ye may be saved. He was the lamp that burneth and shineth: and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light. 36 But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father 37 hath sent me. And the Father which sent me,

he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form. 38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: 39 for whom he sent, him ye believe not.

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1Ye1 Or, Search search the scriptures, because ye think that the scriptures in them ye have eternal life; and these are 40 they which bear witness of me; and ye will 41 not come to me, that ye may have life. I 42 receive not glory from men. But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in yourselves. 43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, 44 him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive glory one of another, and the glory that 45 cometh from 2 the only God ye seek not? Think 2 Some ancient not that I will accuse you to the Father: there read the only is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom one.

46 ye have set your hope. For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of

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me. But if ye believe not his writings, how 47 shall ye believe words?

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After these things Jesus went away to the 1 6 other side of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed 2 him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick. And Jesus went 3 up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. Now the passover, the feast of the 4 Jews, was at hand. Jesus therefore lifting up 5 his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy 1 bread, that these may eat? And 6 this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two 7 hundred 2 pennyworth of 1bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's 8 brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, 9 which hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many? Jesus 10 said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. Jesus there- 11 fore took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of the fishes as much as they would. And when they were filled, he saith 12 unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost. So 13 they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten. When therefore the people saw 14 Some ancient the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.

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Jesus therefore perceiving that they were 15 about to come and take him by force, to make

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him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.

And when evening came, his disciples went 17 down unto the sea; and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus 18 had not yet come to them. And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh 20 unto the boat: and they were afraid. But he 21 saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.

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On the morrow the multitude which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was

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none other 1boat there, save one, and that Jesus 'Gr. little boat. entered not with his disciples into the boat, but 23 that his disciples went away alone (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the Gr. little place where they ate the bread after the Lord boats. 24 had given thanks): when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, 25 and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest 26 thou hither? Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the 27 loaves, and were filled. Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you for him the Father, even God, 28 hath sealed. They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the

'Or, he sent

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works of God? Jesus answered and said unto 29
them, This is the work of God, that ye believe
on him whom 1he hath sent. They said there- 30
fore unto him, What then doest thou for a
sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what
workest thou? Our fathers ate the manna in 31
the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them
bread out of heaven to eat. Jesus therefore 32
said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
It was not Moses that gave you the bread out
of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true
bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is 33
that which cometh down out of heaven, and
giveth life unto the world. They said therefore 34
unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life : 35
he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he
that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I 36
said unto you, that ye have seen me, and yet
believe not. All that which the Father giveth 37
me shall come unto me; and him that cometh
to me I will in no wise cast out. For I am 38
come down from heaven, not to do mine own
will, but the will of him that sent me. And this 39
is the will of him that sent me, that of all that
which he hath given me I should lose nothing,
but should raise it up at the last day. For this 40
is the will of my Father, that every one that be-
holdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should
have eternal life; and I will raise him up at
the last day.

The Jews therefore murmured concerning 41 him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven. And they said, Is 42 not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven? Jesus an- 43 swered and said unto them, Murmur not among

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44 yourselves. No man can come to me, except
the Father which sent me draw him: and I
45 will raise him up in the last day. It is written
in the prophets, And they shall all be taught
of God. Every one that hath heard from the
Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.
46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save

he which is from God, he hath seen the Father.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that be-
48 lieveth hath eternal life. I am the bread of life.
49 Your fathers did eat the manna in the wilder-
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cometh down out of heaven, that a man may 51 eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

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The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to 53 eat? Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have 54 not life in yourselves. He that eateth my flesh

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drink.

and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I 55 will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is 'meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood 57 abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live 58 because of me. This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers did eat, and died he that eateth this bread shall live 59 for ever. These things said he in the syna- Or, a synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

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