1: After
these things Iesous went over the sea of Galilee which is the sea of
Tiberias 2: And a great multitude followed him because they saw his
miracles which he did on them that were diseased 3: And Jesus went up
into a mountain and there he sat with his disciples 4: And the Passover
a feast of the Jews was near 5: When Iesous then lifted up his
eyes and saw a great company come to him he said to Philip Where shall we buy food that these may eat 6: And this he said
to test him for he himself knew what he would do 7: Philip answered him
Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them that every one of
them may take a little 8: One of his disciples Andrew Simon Peter's
brother said to him 9: There is a lad here who has five barley loaves
and two small fishes but what are they among so many 10: And Iesous said Make the
people sit down Now
there was much grass in the place So the people sat down in number about five
thousand 11: And Iesous took the loaves and when he
had given thanks he distributed to the disciples and the disciples to them that
were set down [1]
and likewise of the fishes as much as they desired 12: When they were
filled he said to his disciples Gather up the fragments
that remain that nothing be lost [2]
13: Therefore they
gathered them together and filled twelve baskets[3]
with the fragments of the five barley loaves which remained over and above unto
them that had eaten 14: Then those people when they had seen the miracle
that Iesous
did, said This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world Deuteronomy
18:15 15: When Iesous therefore perceived that they
would come and take him by force to make him a king 1 Chronicles 17: 9-14,
Isaiah 9:6-7, Acts 2:29-30 he departed again into a mountain himself
alone 16: And when evening was now come his disciples went down to the
sea 17: And entered into a ship and went over the sea toward Capernaum
And it was now dark and Iesous had not come to them 18:
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew 19: So when they
had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs they saw Iesous
walking on the sea and drawing near to the ship and they were afraid 20:
But he said to them It is I be not afraid 21: Then they
willingly received him into the ship and immediately the ship was at the land
where they were going[4] 22:
The day following when the people who stood on the other side of the sea saw
that there was no other boat there except the one his disciples had entered
into and [knew] that Iesous went not with his disciples
into the boat but that his disciples had gone away alone 23: Howbeit
there came other boats from Tiberias near to the place where they did eat bread
after that the Lord had given thanks 24: When the people therefore saw
that Iesous
was not there neither his disciples they also took [to] ships and came to
Capernaum seeking for Iesous 25: And when they had
found him on the other side of the sea they said to him Rabbi when did you come
here 26: Iesous answered them and said Amen, amen I say to you, you seek me not
because you saw the miracles but because you did eat of the loaves and were
filled 27: Labor not for the food which perishes but for that food which
endures to everlasting life which the Son of audawm shall give to you for him the Father seals ho Theos[5] 28: Then said they to him What shall we do
that we might work the works ho Theos
29: Iesous answered and said to them This is the work ho Theos that you believe on him whom he has sent[6] 30: They said therefore unto him What sign [do] you show then that we may see and believe you what works do you do[7] 31: Our fathers did eat manna in the desert as it is written He gave them bread from Heaven to eat[8] 32: Then Iesous said to them Amen, amen I say to you Moses gave you not that bread from Heaven but my Father gives you the true bread from Heaven 33: For the bread ho Theos is he who comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world 34: Then said they to him Lord evermore give us this bread 35: And Iesous said unto them I am the bread of life they that come to me shall never hunger and they that believe on me shall never thirst 36: But I said to you That you also have seen me and believe not 37: All that the Father gives me shall come to me and them that come to me I will in no wise cast out 38: For I came down from Heaven not to do mine own will but the will of him that sent me 39: And this is the Father's will which has sent me that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing but should raise it up again on the last day 40: And this is the will of him that sent me that every one who sees the Son and believes on him may have everlasting life and I will raise them up on the last day 41: The Jews then murmured at him because he said I am the bread which came down from heaven 42: And they said, Is not this Iesous the son of Joseph whose father and mother we know how is it then that he says I came down from Heaven 43: Jesus therefore answered and said to them Murmur not among yourselves 44: None can come to me except the Father which has sent me draw them and I will raise them up on the last day 45: It is written in the prophets And they shall be all taught ho Theos Every one therefore that has heard and has learned of the Father comes to me 46: Not that any hath seen the Father except he who is from ho Theos he has seen the Father 47: Amen, amen I say to you they that believe on me have everlasting life 48: I am that bread of life 49: Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead 50: This is the bread which comes down from Heaven that one may eat thereof and not die 51: I am the living bread which came down from Heaven if any eat of this bread they shall live forever and the bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world 52: The Jews therefore argued among themselves saying How can this man give us his flesh to eat 53: Then Jesus said to them Amen, amen I say to you Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood you have no life in you 54: Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise them up at the last day 55: For my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed 56: He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me and I in him 57: As the living Father has sent me and I live by the Father so he that eats me even he shall live by me 58: This is that bread which came down from heaven not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead they that eat of this bread shall live forever 59: These things said he in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum 60: Many therefore of his disciples when they had heard this said This is a hard saying who can understand it 61: When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it he said to them Does this offend you 62: What and if you shall see the Son of Audawm ascend up where he was before 63: It is the Spirit that gives life the flesh profits nothing the words that I speak to you they are spirit and they are life 64: But there are some of you that believe not For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not and who should betray him 65: And he said Therefore said I to you that no one can come to me except it were given to them of my Father 66: From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him 67: Then said Jesus to the twelve Will you also go away 68: Then Simon Peter answered him Lord to whom shall we go you have the words of eternal life 69: And we believe and are sure that you are ho Christos ho Son ho Theos the living 70: Jesus answered them Have not I chosen you twelve and one of you is a devil 71: He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon for he it was that should betray him being one of the twelve
29: Iesous answered and said to them This is the work ho Theos that you believe on him whom he has sent[6] 30: They said therefore unto him What sign [do] you show then that we may see and believe you what works do you do[7] 31: Our fathers did eat manna in the desert as it is written He gave them bread from Heaven to eat[8] 32: Then Iesous said to them Amen, amen I say to you Moses gave you not that bread from Heaven but my Father gives you the true bread from Heaven 33: For the bread ho Theos is he who comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world 34: Then said they to him Lord evermore give us this bread 35: And Iesous said unto them I am the bread of life they that come to me shall never hunger and they that believe on me shall never thirst 36: But I said to you That you also have seen me and believe not 37: All that the Father gives me shall come to me and them that come to me I will in no wise cast out 38: For I came down from Heaven not to do mine own will but the will of him that sent me 39: And this is the Father's will which has sent me that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing but should raise it up again on the last day 40: And this is the will of him that sent me that every one who sees the Son and believes on him may have everlasting life and I will raise them up on the last day 41: The Jews then murmured at him because he said I am the bread which came down from heaven 42: And they said, Is not this Iesous the son of Joseph whose father and mother we know how is it then that he says I came down from Heaven 43: Jesus therefore answered and said to them Murmur not among yourselves 44: None can come to me except the Father which has sent me draw them and I will raise them up on the last day 45: It is written in the prophets And they shall be all taught ho Theos Every one therefore that has heard and has learned of the Father comes to me 46: Not that any hath seen the Father except he who is from ho Theos he has seen the Father 47: Amen, amen I say to you they that believe on me have everlasting life 48: I am that bread of life 49: Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead 50: This is the bread which comes down from Heaven that one may eat thereof and not die 51: I am the living bread which came down from Heaven if any eat of this bread they shall live forever and the bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world 52: The Jews therefore argued among themselves saying How can this man give us his flesh to eat 53: Then Jesus said to them Amen, amen I say to you Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood you have no life in you 54: Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise them up at the last day 55: For my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed 56: He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me and I in him 57: As the living Father has sent me and I live by the Father so he that eats me even he shall live by me 58: This is that bread which came down from heaven not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead they that eat of this bread shall live forever 59: These things said he in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum 60: Many therefore of his disciples when they had heard this said This is a hard saying who can understand it 61: When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it he said to them Does this offend you 62: What and if you shall see the Son of Audawm ascend up where he was before 63: It is the Spirit that gives life the flesh profits nothing the words that I speak to you they are spirit and they are life 64: But there are some of you that believe not For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not and who should betray him 65: And he said Therefore said I to you that no one can come to me except it were given to them of my Father 66: From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him 67: Then said Jesus to the twelve Will you also go away 68: Then Simon Peter answered him Lord to whom shall we go you have the words of eternal life 69: And we believe and are sure that you are ho Christos ho Son ho Theos the living 70: Jesus answered them Have not I chosen you twelve and one of you is a devil 71: He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon for he it was that should betray him being one of the twelve
[1] Some use the manner, described here, in
which Jesus distributed the loaves and fishes to be an example of a
military-like chain of command within God’s Church, but this is not the case.
The King James Bible is criticized by many as reflecting the archaic biases of
the time it was translated in. And this is true, but only in the English. The Greek text its New Testament was translated from does not reflect those biases—as almost all other Greek texts do. It is a
surprising fact that almost all
English translations not only retain a hierarchal flavor but the biases are
also found in the Greek texts they are translated. That is why this writer
calls the Received Text the friend of liberty and autonomy for all believers.
It is true the translators of the King James Version were instructed to follow
the Bishops Bible as closely as possible. The Bishops Bible was a beloved
translation in its time, but it was translated under the established authority
of the church, in 1568, and so reflected the hierarchal world view of the
translators. But it must be remembered that our English Bibles were not
originally written in English, rather in Hebrew and Greek (with a smattering of
Aramaic). It is important to understand that there is diversity among the
Hebrew and Greek texts our English versions are translated from. And it is
vital to understand the difference between the facts of Bible history and the
propaganda involved in educating believers on the subject. This writer is a
proponent of the Ben Chayyim Masoretic text (Old Testament) and the Received
Text (New Testament), but understands that no English translation is without
flaws.
God has given ministry gifts to the Body of Christ—his
Church—which is an organism, not an organization, in the form of Apostles,
Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers. Those who possess these gifts are
instructed to use them for the feeding of the sheep (all believers) John
21:16-17 the equipping of the Saints (all believers), the service of God,
and the building up of the Body of Christ Ephesians 4:11-13. The
illustration in this chapter, of Jesus distributing to his disciples and the
disciples then distributing to the people, cannot be taken to mean that Jesus
came to set up a hierarchal New
Covenant system with an inviolable separation between laity and clergy. It does
mean that those called of God to win souls and feed God’s flock, should take
that calling very seriously, remain humble, and remember that they will answer
to God for how they did or did not obey him in serving those under their care
or within their spheres of influence. The New Covenant (Received Text)
instructs all believers—Older, younger, pastors, church members, men, women,
etc.—to be subject to (meaning to yield to/prefer one another before
themselves) one another 1 Peter 5:5.
[2] The act of gathering up the fragments
that remain that “nothing be lost” brings to mind the harvest season of
Pentecost (Dispensation of Grace / time of “Christ in You”) and the gleaning
season of The Great Tribulation/Time of Jacob’s Trouble, in relation to Jesus
saying that he had come to save that which was lost.
[3] Just as gathering the fragments so
“none will be lost” bring to mind the gleanings of the Great Tribulation, the twelve baskets full bring to mind the twelve tribes of Israel, all of which
will see certain of their people either martyred for Messiah, or will survive
that terrible time and experience repentance and deliverance at the end of the
Time of Jacob’s trouble Zechariah 12:10, Romans 11:26.
[4] The entire ship, along with its
inhabitants, was translated immediately from one physical location to another.
The scriptures give more than one example of this. Enoch was translated
directly into heaven from earth Genesis 5:24. Phillip was translated
from one physical location on earth to another physical location on earth Acts
8:39-40. One day the entire Body of Christ will be translated from this
earth to meet the Lord in the air 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 1 Thessalonians
4:15-17.
[5] Jesus is speaking to motivations, here.
The scriptures say the heart of audawm
is wicked and deceitful above all things Jeremiah 17:9. These are
the same people who had declared Jesus to be Isaiah’s Prince of Peace, and heir
to David’s throne just the day before, yet one day later, are more concerned
with getting breakfast than the miracle of deliverance that was taking place
before their eyes. Jesus continually warned people against fixating on the
physical by encouraging them drink from living
waters and to eat the bread from Heaven!
[6] Believing consists of more than just
mental agreement that something is true. The Greek word Jesus used speaks to
trust and commitment—which will naturally translate into action. But it must be
remembered, that the just are saved by faith in God’s grace, not of works Habakkuk
2:4, Ephesians 2:8-9.
[7] The miracle of feeding five thousand of
them with five fish and two loaves wasn’t enough?
[8] They were baiting him. These were the
same people who experienced the miracle of the loaves and fishes. They wanted
breakfast and turned on him because he refused to cater to their bellies.
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