1 WYC Aftir these thingis Jhesus wente ouere the see of Galilee, that is Tiberias. BSB BSB: After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
2 WYC And a greet multitude suede hym; for thei sayn the tokenes, that he dide on hem that weren sijke. BSB BSB: A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
3 WYC Therfor Jhesus wente in to an hil, and sat there with hise disciplis. BSB BSB: Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
4 WYC And the paske was ful niy, a feeste dai of the Jewis. BSB BSB: Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
5 WYC Therfor whanne Jhesus hadde lift vp hise iyen, and hadde seyn, that a greet multitude cam to hym, he seith to Filip, Wherof schulen we bie looues, that these men ete? 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 WYC But he seide this thing, temptynge hym; for he wiste what he was to do. BSB BSB: But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
7 WYC Filip answerde to hym, The looues of tweyn hundrid pans sufficen not to hem, that ech man take a litil what. BSB BSB: Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
8 WYC Oon of hise disciplis, Andrew, the brothir of Symount Petre, BSB BSB: One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
9 WYC seith to him, A child is here, that hath fyue barli looues and twei fischis; but what ben these among so manye? BSB BSB: “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
10 WYC Therfor Jhesus seith, Make ye hem sitte to the mete. And there was myche hey in the place. And so men saten to the mete, as `fyue thousynde in noumbre. 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 WYC And Jhesus took fyue looues, and whanne he hadde do thankyngis, he departide to men that saten to the mete, and also of the fischis, as myche as thei wolden. 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 WYC And whanne thei weren fillid, he seide to hise disciplis, Gadir ye the relifs that ben left, that thei perischen not. 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 WYC And so thei gadriden, and filliden twelue cofyns of relif of the fyue barli looues and twei fischis, that lefte to hem that hadden etun. 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 WYC And whanne Jhesus hadde knowun, that thei weren to come to take hym, and make hym kyng, he fleiy `aloone eft in to an hille. BSB BSB: Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
16 WYC And whanne euentid was comun, his disciplis wenten doun to the see. BSB BSB: When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
17 WYC And thei wenten vp in to a boot, and thei camen ouer the see in to Cafarnaum. And derknessis weren maad thanne, and Jhesus was not come to hem. 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 WYC And for a greet wynde blew, the see roos vp. BSB BSB: A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
19 WYC Therfor whanne thei hadden rowid as fyue and twenti furlongis or thretti, thei seen Jhesus walkynge on the see, and to be neiy the boot; and thei dredden. 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 WYC And he seide to hem, Y am; nyle ye drede. BSB BSB: But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”
21 WYC Therfor thei wolden take hym in to the boot, and anoon the boot was at the loond, to which thei wenten. BSB BSB: Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
22 WYC On `the tother dai the puple, that stood ouer the see, say, that ther was noon other boot there but oon, and that Jhesu entride not with hise disciplis in to the boot, but hise disciplis aloone wenten. 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 WYC But othere bootis camen fro Tiberias bisidis the place, where thei hadden eetun breed, and diden thankyngis to God. 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 WYC Therfor whanne the puple hadde seyn, that Jhesu was not there, nether hise disciplis, thei wenten vp in to bootis, and camen to Cafarnaum, sekynge Jhesu. 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 WYC And whanne thei hadden foundun hym ouer the see, thei seiden to hym, Rabi, hou come thou hidur? BSB BSB: When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
26 WYC Jhesus answerde to hem, and seide, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, ye seken me, not for ye sayn the myraclis, but for ye eten of looues, and weren fillid. 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 WYC Worche ye not mete that perischith, but that dwellith in to euerlastynge lijf, which mete mannys sone schal yyue to you; for God the fadir hath markid hym. 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 WYC Therfor thei seiden to hym, What schulen we do, that we worche the werkis of God? BSB BSB: Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
29 WYC Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, This is the werk of God, that ye bileue to hym, whom he sente. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
30 WYC Therfor thei seiden to hym, What tokene thanne doist thou, that we seen, and bileue to thee? what worchist thou? 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 WYC Oure fadris eeten manna in desert, as it is writun, He yaf to hem breed fro heuene to ete. BSB BSB: Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 WYC Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, Moyses yaf you not breed fro heuene, but my fadir yyueth you veri breed fro heuene; 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 WYC for it is very breed that cometh doun fro heuene, and yyueth lijf to the world. BSB BSB: For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 WYC Therfor thei seiden to hym, Lord, euere yyue vs this breed. BSB BSB: “Sir,” they said, “give us this bread at all times.”
35 WYC And Jhesus seide to hem, Y am breed of lijf; he that cometh to me, schal not hungur; he that bileueth in me, schal neuere thirste. 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 WYC But Y seid to you, that ye han seyn me, and ye bileueden not. BSB BSB: But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
39 WYC And this is the wille of the fadir that sente me, that al thing that the fadir yaf me, Y leese not of it, but ayen reise it in the laste dai. 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 WYC And this is the wille of my fadir that sente me, that ech man that seeth the sone, and bileueth in hym, haue euerlastynge lijf; and Y schal ayen reyse hym in the laste dai. 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 WYC Therfor Jewis grutchiden of hym, for he hadde seid, Y am breed that cam doun fro heuene. 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 WYC And thei seiden, Whether this is not Jhesus, the sone of Joseph, whos fadir and modir we han knowun. Hou thanne seith this, That Y cam doun fro heuene? 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 WYC Therfor Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, Nyle ye grutche togidere. BSB BSB: “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.
44 WYC No man may come to me, but if the fadir that sente me, drawe hym; and Y schal ayen reise hym in the laste dai. It is writun in prophetis, 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 WYC And alle men schulen be able for to be tauyt `of God. Ech man that herde of the fadir, and hath lerned, cometh to 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 WYC Not for ony man hath sey the fadir, but this that is of God, hath sey the fadir. BSB BSB: not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
47 WYC Sotheli, sotheli, Y seie to you, he that bileueth in me, hath euerlastynge lijf. BSB BSB: Truly, truly, I tell you, he who believes has eternal life.
48 WYC Y am breed of lijf. BSB BSB: I am the bread of life.
49 WYC Youre fadris eeten manna in desert, and ben deed. BSB BSB: Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
50 WYC This is breed comynge doun fro heuene, that if ony man ete therof, he die not. BSB BSB: This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
51 WYC Y am lyuynge breed, that cam doun fro heuene. If ony man ete of this breed, he schal lyue withouten ende. And the breed that Y schal yyue, is my fleisch for the lijf of the world. 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 WYC Therfor the Jewis chidden togidere, and seiden, Hou may this yyue to vs his fleisch to ete? BSB BSB: At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
53 WYC Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, but ye eten the fleisch of mannus sone, and drenken his blood, ye schulen not haue lijf 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 WYC He that etith my fleisch, and drynkith my blood, hath euerlastynge lijf, and Y schal ayen reise hym in the laste dai. BSB BSB: Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
55 WYC For my fleisch is veri mete, and my blood is very drynk. BSB BSB: For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
56 WYC He that etith my fleisch, and drynkith my blood, dwellith in me, and Y in hym. BSB BSB: Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
57 WYC As my fadir lyuynge sente me, and Y lyue for the fadir, and he that etith me, he schal lyue for 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 WYC This is breed, that cam doun fro heuene. Not as youre fadris eten manna, and ben deed; he that etith this breed, schal lyue withouten ende. 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.”
60 WYC Therfor many of hise disciplis herynge, seiden, This word is hard, who may here it? BSB BSB: On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
61 WYC But Jhesus witynge at hym silf, that hise disciplis grutchiden of this thing, seide to hem, This thing sclaundrith you? BSB BSB: Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
62 WYC Therfor if ye seen mannus sone stiynge, where he was bifor? BSB BSB: Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
63 WYC It is the spirit that quykeneth, the fleisch profitith no thing; the wordis that Y haue spokun to you, ben spirit and lijf. BSB BSB: The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
64 WYC But ther ben summe of you that bileuen not. For Jhesus wiste fro the bigynnynge, which weren bileuynge, and who was to bitraye hym. 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 WYC And he seide, Therfor Y seide to you, that no man may come to me, but it were youun to hym of my fadir. 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.”
67 WYC Therfor Jhesus seide to the twelue, Whether ye wolen also go awei? BSB BSB: So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
68 WYC And Symount Petre answeride to hym, Lord, to whom schulen we gon? Thou hast wordis of euerlastynge lijf; BSB BSB: Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
69 WYC and we bileuen, and han knowun, that thou art Crist, the sone of God. BSB BSB: We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
70 WYC Therfor Jhesus answerde to hem, Whether Y chees not you twelue, and oon of you is a feend? BSB BSB: Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
71 WYC And he seide this of Judas of Symount Scarioth, for this was to bitraye hym, whanne he was oon of the twelue. 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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