耶稣使五千人吃饱

事后,耶稣渡过加利利湖,就是提比哩亚海。 许多人因为见过耶稣治病的神迹,就跟随了祂。 耶稣到了山上,与门徒一起坐下来。 那时,犹太人的逾越节快到了。 耶稣举目看见一大群人向祂走来,就对腓力说:“我们到哪里去买饼给他们吃呢?” 祂这样说是想试试腓力,其实祂知道应该怎么做。

腓力回答说:“就算买二百个银币[a]的饼,也不够他们每人一口啊!”

另外一个门徒——西门·彼得的弟弟安得烈对耶稣说: “这里有个小孩子带了五个大麦饼和两条鱼。不过,这么多人,这一点东西实在无济于事。”

10 耶稣说:“你们叫大家坐下。”那地方草很多,众人便坐下来,当时在场的男人大约有五千。 11 耶稣拿起饼来祝谢后,分给坐着的众人,然后又照样分鱼,众人可以随意吃。 12 他们吃饱后,耶稣对门徒说:“把剩下的零碎收拾起来,免得浪费。”

13 他们便把大家吃剩的那五个大麦饼的零碎收拾起来,装满了十二个篮子。 14 大家看见耶稣行的这个神迹,都说:“这人真是那位要来到世上的先知!” 15 耶稣知道他们想强行立祂做王,便独自退到山上。

耶稣在湖面上行走

16 傍晚的时候,门徒来到湖边, 17 上了船,去湖对岸的迦百农。天色已暗,耶稣还没到他们那里。 18 忽然,湖面上狂风大作,波涛汹涌。 19 门徒摇橹,大约行了五六公里,突然看见耶稣在水面上朝他们的船走来,他们很害怕。 20 耶稣对他们说:“是我,不要怕。” 21 于是门徒欢然接祂上船,船立刻到了目的地。

生命之粮

22 第二天,留在对岸的众人看见那里只有一条船,耶稣没有和门徒一起坐船离开。 23 后来有几条从提比哩亚来的小船停泊在岸边,靠近主祝谢后让众人吃饼的地方。 24 他们发现耶稣和门徒都不在那里,就乘船到迦百农去找祂。

25 他们在湖对岸找到了耶稣,对祂说:“老师,你什么时候到这里来的?”

26 耶稣回答说:“我实实在在地告诉你们,你们找我,并不是因为看见了神迹,而是因为你们有饼吃,并且吃饱了。 27 不要为那必坏的食物劳苦,要为那存到永生的食物,就是人子要赐给你们的食物劳苦,因为父上帝把这权柄交给了人子。”

28 众人问祂:“我们要怎样做,才算是做上帝的工作呢?”

29 耶稣说:“信上帝所差来的那位,就是做上帝的工作。”

30 他们又问:“那么,你行什么神迹让我们看了可以信你呢?你要做什么呢? 31 我们的祖先在旷野有吗哪吃,正如圣经上说,‘祂赐下天粮给他们吃。’”

32 耶稣却说:“我实实在在地告诉你们,不是摩西从天上赐给了你们粮食,而是我父将天上的真粮食赐给你们。 33 因为上帝赐的粮就是从天降下、赐生命给世人的那位。”

34 他们说:“先生,求你把这种粮食天天赐给我们吧。”

35 耶稣说:“我就是生命的粮,到我这里来的人必定不饿,信我的人必永远不渴。 36 但我对你们说过,你们虽然亲眼看见我,仍然不信。 37 凡父赐给我的人,必到我这里来。到我这里来的,我总不丢弃他。 38 因为我从天上下来,不是要成就自己的旨意,而是要成就差我来者的旨意。 39 差我来者的旨意是,祂所赐给我的,我一个也不失掉,在末日我要叫他们复活。 40 因为我父的旨意是要叫一切看见儿子并相信的人得到永生,在末日,我要叫他们复活。”

41 犹太人听见耶稣说自己是从天上降下来的粮,就小声议论, 42 说:“这不是约瑟的儿子耶稣吗?祂的父母,我们都认识,祂现在怎么能说自己是从天上降下来的呢?”

43 耶稣回答他们说:“你们不用议论纷纷。 44 如果不是差我来的父吸引人到我这里来,没有人能来。到我这里来的,在末日,我要叫他复活。 45 先知书上这样说,‘他们都要受上帝的训诲’,这里是指凡听从父的教导又去效法的人,都会到我这里来。 46 这并不是说有人见过父,唯独从上帝而来的那位见过父。 47 我实实在在地告诉你们,信我的人有永生, 48 因为我是生命的粮。 49 你们的祖先在旷野吃过吗哪,还是死了。 50 但这是从天上降下来的粮,人吃了就不死。 51 我就是天上降下来的生命之粮,人吃了这粮,必永远活着。我将要赐下的粮就是我的肉,是为了让世人得到生命。”

52 犹太人开始彼此争论,说:“这个人怎么能把自己的肉给我们吃呢?”

53 耶稣说:“我实实在在地告诉你们,如果你们不吃人子的肉,不喝人子的血,就没有生命。 54 吃我肉、喝我血的人有永生,在末日,我要叫他复活。 55 因为我的肉是真粮食,我的血是真饮品, 56 吃我肉、喝我血的人常在我里面,我也常在他里面。 57 永活的父差我来,我是靠祂而活。同样,吃我肉的人也靠我而活。 58 我是从天上降下来的真粮,吃这粮的人必永远活着,不像你们的祖先,虽然吃过吗哪,最后还是死了。”

59 这番话是耶稣在迦百农会堂里教导人的时候讲的。

永生之道

60 祂的许多门徒听了,就议论说:“这话实在难懂,谁能接受呢?”

61 耶稣知道门徒在议论,就说:“这话叫你们失去信心吗? 62 如果你们看见人子升到祂原来所在的地方,会怎么样呢? 63 叫人活着的是灵,肉体毫无作用。我对你们说的话就是灵,就是生命。 64 然而,你们中间有些人不信。”因为耶稣一开始就知道谁不信祂、谁会出卖祂。

65 祂继续说:“所以我曾对你们说,如果不是我父赐恩,没有人能到我这里来。”

66 从此,很多门徒离开了,不再跟从耶稣。

67 于是耶稣问那十二个门徒:“你们也要离开我吗?”

68 西门·彼得答道:“主啊!你有永生之道,我们还跟从谁呢? 69 我们已经相信并且知道你是上帝的圣者。”

70 耶稣说:“我不是拣选了你们十二个人吗?但其中有一个是魔鬼。” 71 耶稣这话是指着加略人西门的儿子犹大说的,因为他是十二个门徒之一,后来出卖了耶稣。

Footnotes

  1. 6:7 一个银币相当于当时一天的工钱。

耶穌使五千人吃飽

事後,耶穌渡過加利利湖,就是提比哩亞海。 許多人因為見過耶穌治病的神蹟,就跟隨了祂。 耶穌到了山上,與門徒一起坐下來。 那時,猶太人的逾越節快到了。 耶穌舉目看見一大群人向祂走來,就對腓力說:「我們到哪裡去買餅給他們吃呢?」 祂這樣說是想試試腓力,其實祂知道應該怎麼做。

腓力回答說:「就算買二百個銀幣[a]的餅,也不夠他們每人一口啊!」

另外一個門徒——西門·彼得的弟弟安得烈對耶穌說: 「這裡有個小孩子帶了五個大麥餅和兩條魚。不過,這麼多人,這一點東西實在無濟於事。」

10 耶穌說:「你們叫大家坐下。」那地方草很多,眾人便坐下來,當時在場的男人大約有五千。 11 耶穌拿起餅來祝謝後,分給坐著的眾人,然後又照樣分魚,眾人可以隨意吃。 12 他們吃飽後,耶穌對門徒說:「把剩下的零碎收拾起來,免得浪費。」

13 他們便把大家吃剩的那五個大麥餅的零碎收拾起來,裝滿了十二個籃子。 14 大家看見耶穌行的這個神蹟,都說:「這人真是那位要來到世上的先知!」 15 耶穌知道他們想強行立祂作王,便獨自退到山上。

耶穌在湖面上行走

16 傍晚的時候,門徒來到湖邊, 17 上了船,去湖對岸的迦百農。天色已暗,耶穌還沒到他們那裡。 18 忽然,湖面上狂風大作,波濤洶湧。 19 門徒搖櫓,大約行了五六公里,突然看見耶穌在水面上朝他們的船走來,他們很害怕。 20 耶穌對他們說:「是我,不要怕。」 21 於是門徒欣然接祂上船,船立刻到了目的地。

生命之糧

22 第二天,留在對岸的眾人看見那裡只有一條船,耶穌沒有和門徒一起坐船離開。 23 後來有幾條從提比哩亞來的小船停泊在岸邊,靠近主祝謝後讓眾人吃餅的地方。 24 他們發現耶穌和門徒都不在那裡,就乘船到迦百農去找祂。

25 他們在湖對岸找到了耶穌,對祂說:「老師,你什麼時候到這裡來的?」

26 耶穌回答說:「我實實在在地告訴你們,你們找我,並不是因為看見了神蹟,而是因為你們有餅吃,並且吃飽了。 27 不要為那必壞的食物勞苦,要為那存到永生的食物,就是人子要賜給你們的食物勞苦,因為父上帝把這權柄交給了人子。」

28 眾人問祂:「我們要怎樣做,才算是做上帝的工作呢?」

29 耶穌說:「信上帝所差來的那位,就是做上帝的工作。」

30 他們又問:「那麼,你行什麼神蹟讓我們看了可以信你呢?你要做什麼呢? 31 我們的祖先在曠野有嗎哪吃,正如聖經上說,『祂賜下天糧給他們吃。』」

32 耶穌卻說:「我實實在在地告訴你們,不是摩西從天上賜給了你們糧食,而是我父將天上的真糧食賜給你們。 33 因為上帝賜的糧就是從天降下、賜生命給世人的那位。」

34 他們說:「先生,求你把這種糧食天天賜給我們吧。」

35 耶穌說:「我就是生命的糧,到我這裡來的人必定不餓,信我的人必永遠不渴。 36 但我對你們說過,你們雖然親眼看見我,仍然不信。 37 凡父賜給我的人,必到我這裡來。到我這裡來的,我總不丟棄他。 38 因為我從天上下來,不是要成就自己的旨意,而是要成就差我來者的旨意。 39 差我來者的旨意是,祂所賜給我的,我一個也不失掉,在末日我要叫他們復活。 40 因為我父的旨意是要叫一切看見兒子並相信的人得到永生,在末日,我要叫他們復活。」

41 猶太人聽見耶穌說自己是從天上降下來的糧,就小聲議論, 42 說:「這不是約瑟的兒子耶穌嗎?祂的父母,我們都認識,祂現在怎麼能說自己是從天上降下來的呢?」

43 耶穌回答他們說:「你們不用議論紛紛。 44 如果不是差我來的父吸引人到我這裡來,沒有人能來。到我這裡來的,在末日,我要叫他復活。 45 先知書上這樣說,『他們都要受上帝的訓誨』,這裡是指凡聽從父的教導又去效法的人,都會到我這裡來。 46 這並不是說有人見過父,唯獨從上帝而來的那位見過父。 47 我實實在在地告訴你們,信我的人有永生, 48 因為我是生命的糧。 49 你們的祖先在曠野吃過嗎哪,還是死了。 50 但這是從天上降下來的糧,人吃了就不死。 51 我就是天上降下來的生命之糧,人吃了這糧,必永遠活著。我將要賜下的糧就是我的肉,是為了讓世人得到生命。」

52 猶太人開始彼此爭論,說:「這個人怎麼能把自己的肉給我們吃呢?」

53 耶穌說:「我實實在在地告訴你們,如果你們不吃人子的肉,不喝人子的血,就沒有生命。 54 吃我肉、喝我血的人有永生,在末日,我要叫他復活。 55 因為我的肉是真糧食,我的血是真飲品, 56 吃我肉、喝我血的人常在我裡面,我也常在他裡面。 57 永活的父差我來,我是靠祂而活。同樣,吃我肉的人也靠我而活。 58 我是從天上降下來的真糧,吃這糧的人必永遠活著,不像你們的祖先,雖然吃過嗎哪,最後還是死了。」

59 這番話是耶穌在迦百農會堂裡教導人的時候講的。

永生之道

60 祂的許多門徒聽了,就議論說:「這話實在難懂,誰能接受呢?」

61 耶穌知道門徒在議論,就說:「這話叫你們失去信心嗎? 62 如果你們看見人子升到祂原來所在的地方,會怎麼樣呢? 63 叫人活著的是靈,肉體毫無作用。我對你們說的話就是靈,就是生命。 64 然而,你們中間有些人不信。」因為耶穌一開始就知道誰不信祂、誰會出賣祂。

65 祂繼續說:「所以我曾對你們說,如果不是我父賜恩,沒有人能到我這裡來。」

66 從此,很多門徒離開了,不再跟從耶穌。

67 於是耶穌問那十二個門徒:「你們也要離開我嗎?」

68 西門·彼得答道:「主啊!你有永生之道,我們還跟從誰呢? 69 我們已經相信並且知道你是上帝的聖者。」

70 耶穌說:「我不是揀選了你們十二個人嗎?但其中有一個是魔鬼。」 71 耶穌這話是指著加略人西門的兒子猶大說的,因為他是十二個門徒之一,後來出賣了耶穌。

Footnotes

  1. 6·7 一個銀幣相當於當時一天的工錢。

After these things, Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is Tiberias.

And a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His miracles which He did on those who were diseased.

Then Jesus went up onto a mountain. And there He sat with His disciples.

Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

Then Jesus lifted up His eyes. And seeing that a great multitude came to Him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, so that these might eat?”

(He said this to test him. For He knew what he would do.)

Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denari worth of bread is not sufficient for them, if every one of them takes a little.”

Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, one of His disciples, said to Him,

“There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves, and two fishes. But what are they among so many?”

10 And Jesus said, “Make the men sit down. (Now there was much grass in that place.) Then the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

11 And Jesus took the bread, and gave thanks, and gave it to the disciples. And the disciples gave to those who were sitting down; and likewise of the fishes, as much as they wanted.

12 And when they were satisfied, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which remain, so that nothing is lost.”

13 Then they gathered it up and filled twelve baskets with the broken pieces of the five barley loaves, which remained from those who had eaten.

14 Then the men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet Who is to come into the world.”

15 Therefore, when Jesus perceived that they would come and take Him to make him a king, He departed again into a mountain by Himself.

16 When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

17 and entered into a ship and went over the sea towards Capernaum. And now it was dark, and Jesus had not come to them.

18 And the sea arose with a great wind that blew.

19 And when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus, walking on the sea and drawing near to the ship. So, they were afraid.

20 But He said to them, “It is Me! Do not be afraid!”

21 Then, willingly, they received Him into the ship. And immediately the ship arrived at the land where they were going.

22 The following day, the people who stood on the other side of the sea, saw that there was no other ship there except the one His disciples had entered. And they saw that Jesus had not gone into the ship with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone alone,

23 and that other ships had come from Tiberias near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

24 Now when the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also took ships and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

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 Jesus answered them, and said, “Truly, truly I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

27 “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food that endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you. For God the Father has sealed Him.”

28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do so that we might work the works of God?”

29 Jesus answered, and said to them, “This is the work of God: that you believe in Him Whom He has sent.”

30 Therefore they said to Him, “What sign do you show us, then, so that we may see it and believe You? What work do You do?

31 “Our fathers ate Manna in the desert. As it is written, ‘He gave them bread from Heaven to eat.’”

32 Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from Heaven. But My Father gives you the true bread from Heaven.

33 “For the bread of God is He who comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread at all times.”

35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to Me shall not hunger, and the one who believes in Me shall never thirst.

36 “But I said to you that you have also seen Me, and do not believe.

37 “All that the Father gives Me, shall come to Me. And the one who comes to Me, I shall not cast away.

38 “For I came down from Heaven, not to do My own will, but His will Who has sent Me.

39 “And this is the Father’s will (Who has sent Me): that of all which He has given Me, I should lose nothing; but should raise it up again at the last day.

40 “And this is the will of Him Who sent Me: that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in Him, should have everlasting life. And I will raise him up at the last day.”

41 The Jews then grumbled at Him because He said, ‘I am the bread which has come down from Heaven.’

42 And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, Whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, “I came down from Heaven?”

43 Then Jesus answered, and said to them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.

44 “No one can come to Me unless the Father, Who has sent Me, draws him. And I will raise him up at the last day.

45 “It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God’. Therefore, everyone who has heard, and has learned from the Father, comes to Me.

46 “Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He Who is from God; He has seen the Father.

47 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me has everlasting life.

48 “I am the bread of life.

49 “Your fathers ate Manna in the wilderness and are dead.

50 “This is the bread which comes down from Heaven, so that anyone who eats of it should not die.

51 “I am the living bread which came down from Heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever. And the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

52 Then the Jews argued among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”

53 Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless 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 him up at the last day.

55 “For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

56 “the one who eats My flesh, and drinks My blood, dwells in Me, and I in him.

57 “As the living Father has sent Me, so I live by the Father. And the one who feeds on Me, shall also live because of Me.

58 “This is the bread which came down from Heaven; not as your fathers have eaten Manna and are dead. The one who eats of this bread, shall live forever.”

59 These things He spoke in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.

60 Therefore, many of His disciples (when they heard this) said, “This is a hard saying. Who can hear it?”

61 But Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, “Does this offend you?

62 “What if, then, you should see the Son of Man ascend up where He was before?

63 “It is the Spirit that quickens. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are Spirit and life.

64 “But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him).

65 And He said, “Therefore I said to you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted to him by My Father.”

66 From that time, many of His disciples went back, and walked no more with Him.

67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Will you also go away?”

68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

69 “And we believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”

70 Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a demon?”

71 Now He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. For it was he who would betray Him, though he was one of the twelve.