John 6:59
Many Followers Depart Jesus said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
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- John 6:24 : 24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
- John 18:20 : 20 Jesus replied,“I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret.
- Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true. 10 I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.
- Prov 1:20-23 : 20 Warning Against Disregarding Wisdom Wisdom calls out in the street, she shouts loudly in the plazas; 21 at the head of the noisy streets she calls, in the entrances of the gates in the city she utters her words: 22 “How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge? 23 You should respond to my rebuke. Then I would pour out my thoughts to you; I would make my words known to you.
- Prov 8:1-3 : 1 The Appeal of Wisdom Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 At the top of the prominent places along the way, at the intersection of the paths she has taken her stand; 3 beside the gates opening into the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries out:
- Luke 4:31 : 31 Ministry in Capernaum So he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people.
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- John 6:47-5812 verses82%
47 I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes has eternal life.
48 I am the bread of life.
49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
50 This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.
51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.
54 The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on 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 resides in me, and I in him.
57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.
58 This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate, but then later died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”
- John 6:60-623 verses80%
60 Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said,“This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”
61 When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them,“Does this cause you to be offended?
62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
- John 6:41-422 verses75%
41 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said,“I am the bread that came down from heaven,”
42 and they said,“Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,‘I have come down from heaven’?”
- John 6:30-367 verses75%
30 So they said to him,“Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written,‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 Then Jesus told them,“I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 So they said to him,“Sir, give us this bread all the time!”
35 Jesus said to them,“I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.
36 But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe.
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1 Healing the Centurion’s Slave After Jesus had finished teaching all this to the people, he entered Capernaum.
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21 Jesus’ Authority Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
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31 Ministry in Capernaum So he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people.
- Mark 6:1-22 verses72%
1 Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying,“Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?
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1 The Feeding of the Five Thousand After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee(also called the Sea of Tiberias).
- John 6:23-286 verses72%
23 Other boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
25 Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him,“Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.
27 Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
28 So then they said to him,“What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?”
- John 6:5-62 verses71%
5 Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”
6 (Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)
- Mark 6:35-373 verses70%
35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.
36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
37 But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”
- John 6:16-172 verses70%
16 Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,
17 got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)
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10 True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.
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13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
- John 6:65-662 verses69%
65 So Jesus added,“Because of this I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has allowed him to come.”
66 Peter’s Confession After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.
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9 When he had said this, he remained in Galilee.
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5 Healing the Centurion’s Servant When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:
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54 Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said,“Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?