The Feeding of the Five Thousand (Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10–17)
1 TNT After these thinges Iesus wet his waye over the see of Galile nye to a cyte called Tiberias. BSB BSB: After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
2 TNT And a greate multitude folowed him because they had sene his myracles which he dyd on them that were diseased. BSB BSB: A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
3 TNT And Iesus went vp into a mountayne and there he sate with his disciples. BSB BSB: Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
4 TNT And ester a feast of the Iewes was nye. BSB BSB: Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
5 TNT Then Iesus lifte vp his eyes and sawe a greate company come vnto him and sayde vnto Philip: whence shall we bye breed that these might eate. BSB BSB: When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
6 TNT This he sayde to prove him: for he him sylfe knewe what he wolde do. BSB BSB: But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
7 TNT Philip answered him two hondred peny worthe of breed are not sufficient for them that every man have a litell. BSB BSB: Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
8 TNT Then sayde vnto him one of his disciples Andrew Simon Peters brother. BSB BSB: One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
9 TNT There ys a lad here which hath fyve barly loves and two fisshes: but what is that amonge so many? BSB BSB: “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
10 TNT And Iesus sayde. Make the people sit doune: Ther was moche grasse in the place. And the men sate doune in nombre about five thousande. BSB BSB: “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
11 TNT And Iesus toke the breed and gave thankes and gave to the disciples and his disciples to them that were set doune. And lykwyse of the fysshes as moche as they wolde. BSB BSB: Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
12 TNT When they had eate ynough he sayd vnto his disciples: gadder vp the broke meate that remayneth: that nothinge be loost. BSB BSB: And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
13 TNT And they gadered it to geder and fylled twelve baskettes with the broken meate of the five barly loves which broken meate remayned vnto the that had eaten. BSB BSB: So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
15 TNT When Iesus perceaved that they wolde come and take him vp to make him kinge he departed agayne into a mountayne him silfe a lone. BSB BSB: Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
Jesus Walks on Water (Matthew 14:22–33; Mark 6:45–52)
16 TNT And when even was come his disciples wet vnto the see BSB BSB: When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
17 TNT and entred into a shyppe and went over the see vnto Capernaum. And anone it was darcke and Iesus was not come to them. BSB BSB: got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
18 TNT And the see arose with a greate winde that blew. BSB BSB: A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
19 TNT And when they had rowe aboute a .xxv. or a xxx. furlonges they sawe Iesus walke on the see and drawe nye vnto the shyp and they were afrayed. BSB BSB: When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
20 TNT And he sayde vnto them: It is I be not a frayde. BSB BSB: But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”
21 TNT Then wolde they have receaved him into the shyp and the ship was by and by at the londe whyther they went. BSB BSB: Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
Jesus the Bread of Life 22 TNT The daye folowynge the people which stode on the other syde of the see sawe that ther was none other shyp theare save that one wher in his disciples were entred and that Iesus went not in with his disciples into the ship: but that his disciples were gone awaye alone. BSB BSB: The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
23 TNT How be it, ther came other shippes from Tiberias nye vnto the place where they ate breed when the Lorde had blessed. BSB BSB: However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
24 TNT Then when the people sawe that Iesus was not there nether his disciples they also toke shippinge and came to Caparnaum sekinge for Iesus. BSB BSB: So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
25 TNT And when they had founde him on the other syde of the see they sayd vnto him: Rabbi when camest thou hidder? BSB BSB: When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
26 TNT Iesus answered them and sayde: verely verely I saye vnto you: ye seke me not because ye sawe the myracles: but because ye ate of the loves and were filled. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
27 TNT Laboure not for the meate which perissheth but for the meate that endureth vnto everlastynge lyfe whiche meate the sonne of man shall geve vnto you. For him hath god the father sealed. BSB BSB: Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
28 TNT Then sayd they vnto him: what shall we do that we myght worke the workes of God? BSB BSB: Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
29 TNT Iesus answered and sayde vnto them. This is the worke of God that ye beleve on him who he hath sent. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
30 TNT They sayde vnto him: what signe shewest thou then that we maye se and beleve the? What doest thou worke? BSB BSB: So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
31 TNT Oure fathers dyd eate Manna in the desert as that is writte: He gave them breed from heaven to eate. BSB BSB: Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 TNT Iesus sayde vnto the: verely verely I saye vnto you: Moses gave you breed from heaven: but my father geveth you the true breed from heaven. BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
33 TNT For the breed of God is he which cometh doune from heaven and geveth lyfe vnto the worlde. BSB BSB: For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 TNT Then sayde they vnto him: Lorde ever moore geve vs this breed. BSB BSB: “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
35 TNT And Iesus sayde vnto them: I am that breed of life. He that cometh to me shall not honger: and he that beleveth on me shall never thurst. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
36 TNT But I sayed vnto you: that ye have sene me and yet beleve not. BSB BSB: But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
39 TNT And this is the fathers will which hath sent me that of all which he hath geven me I shuld loose no thinge: but shuld rayse it vp agayne at the last daye. BSB BSB: And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
40 TNT And this is the wyll of him that sent me: that every man which seith the sonne and beleveth on him have everlastinge lyfe. And I will rayse him vp at the last daye. BSB BSB: For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
41 TNT The Iewes then murmured at him because he sayde: I am that breed which is come doune from heaven. BSB BSB: At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
42 TNT And they sayde: Is not this Iesus the sonne of Ioseph whose father and mother we knowe? How ys that then that he sayeth I came doune from heaven? BSB BSB: They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
43 TNT Iesus answered and sayde vnto them. Murmur not betwene youre selves. BSB BSB: “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.
44 TNT No man can come to me except the father which hath sent me, drawe him. And I will rayse him vp at the last daye. BSB BSB: “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 TNT It is written in the Prophetes, that they shall all be taught of God. Every man therfore that hath hearde and hath learned of the father commeth vnto me. BSB BSB: It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
46 TNT Not that eny man hath sene the father save he which is of God: the same hath sene the father. BSB BSB: not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
47 TNT Verely verely I saye vnto you he that beleveth on me hath everlastinge lyfe. BSB BSB: Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
48 TNT I am that breed of lyfe. BSB BSB: I am the bread of life.
49 TNT Youre fathers dyd eate Mana in the wildernes and are deed. BSB BSB: Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
50 TNT This is that breed which cometh from heaven that he which eateth of it shuld also not dye. BSB BSB: This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
51 TNT I am that lyvinge breed which came doune from heaven. Yf eny man eate of this breed he shall live forever. And the breed that I will geve is my flesshe which I will geve for the lyfe of the worlde BSB BSB: I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
52 TNT And the Iewes strove amonge them selves sayinge: How can this felowe geve vs his flesshe to eate? BSB BSB: At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
53 TNT Then Iesus sayde vnto them: Verely, verely I saye vnto you except ye eate the flesshe of the sonne of man and drinke his bloude ye shall not have lyfe in you. BSB BSB: So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
54 TNT Whosoever eateth my flesshe and drinketh my bloude hath eternall lyfe: and I will rayse him vp at the last daye. BSB BSB: Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
55 TNT For my flesshe is meate in dede: and my bloude is drynke in dede. BSB BSB: For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
56 TNT He that eateth my flesshe and drynketh my bloude dwelleth in me and I in him. BSB BSB: Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
57 TNT As the lyvinge father hath sent me even so lyve I by my father: and he that eateth me shall live by me. BSB BSB: Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
58 TNT This is the breed which cam from heaven: not as youre fathers have eaten Manna and are deed. He that eateth of this breed shall live ever. BSB BSB: This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
Many Disciples Turn Back (Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 9:57–62; Luke 14:25–33)
60 TNT Many of his disciples when they had herde this sayde: this is an herde sayinge: who can abyde the hearinge of it? BSB BSB: On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
61 TNT Iesus knew in him selfe that his disciples murmured at it and sayde vnto them: Doth this offende you? BSB BSB: Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
62 TNT What and yf ye shall se the sonne of man ascede vp where he was before? BSB BSB: Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
63 TNT It is the sprete that quyckeneth the flesshe proffeteth nothinge. The wordes that I speake vnto you are sprete and lyfe. BSB BSB: The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
64 TNT But ther are some of you that beleve not. For Iesus knewe from the begynnynge which they were that beleved not and who shuld betraye him. BSB BSB: However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
65 TNT And he sayde: Therfore sayde I vnto you: that no man can come vnto me except it were geven vnto him of my father. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
Peter’s Confession of Faith (Matthew 16:13–20; Mark 8:27–30; Luke 9:18–20)
67 TNT Then sayde Iesus to the twelve: will ye alsoo goo awaye? BSB BSB: So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
68 TNT Then Simon Peter answered: Master to whom shall we goo? Thou haste the wordes of eternall lyfe, BSB BSB: Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
69 TNT and we beleve and knowe that thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyvinge God. BSB BSB: We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
70 TNT Iesus answered them: Have not I chosen you twelve and yet one of you is the devyll? BSB BSB: Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
71 TNT He spake it of Iudas Iscariot the sonne of Simon. For he it was that shuld betraye him and was one of the twelve. BSB BSB: He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
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