Is Jesus the Messiah?

²⁵Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?²⁶But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah?²⁷But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he …

Jesus Teaches Openly at the Temple

¹⁰But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view.¹¹The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him.¹²There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud …

Jesus and His Brothers

¹After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death.²But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters,³and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles!⁴You can’t become famous if you hide like this! If you …

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

⁶⁰Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”

⁶¹Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you?⁶²Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?⁶³The Spirit alone ^egives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the …

⁴⁷“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life.⁴⁸Yes, I am the bread of life!⁴⁹Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died.⁵⁰Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die.⁵¹I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer …

³⁵Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.³⁶But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me.³⁷However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.³⁸For I have come down from heaven to do the will of …

Jesus, the Bread of Life

²²The 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.²³Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten.²⁴So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were …

¹After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias.²A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick.³Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him.⁴(It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)⁵Jesus soon …

Witnesses to Jesus

³¹“If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid.³²But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true.³³In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true.³⁴Of course, I have no need of human witnesses, but …