Johannes 6 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Bespisningen af de 5000

1 Nogen tid efter sejlede Jesus og disciplene over til den østlige side af Galilæasøen, som også kaldes Tiberiassøen. 2 En stor skare mennesker fulgte efter ham inde på bredden, fordi de havde set, hvordan han mirakuløst havde helbredt de syge. 3 Da de var gået i land, gik de op på en skråning, og der satte Jesus sig ned og begyndte at undervise disciplene. 4 (Der var kun få dage til den jødiske påskehøjtid.) 5 Da han kiggede op, så han, at en stor skare mennesker var på vej hen imod ham. Senere på dagen sagde han til Filip: „Hvor kan vi købe brød, så alle de her mennesker kan få noget at spise?” 6 Det sagde han for at udfordre Filips tro, for han vidste godt selv, hvad han ville gøre. 7 Filip svarede: „Selv om vi købte brød for 200 denarer, ville der kun blive en lille smule til hver.” 8 En anden discipel, Andreas, Simon Peters bror, sagde: 9 „Her er en dreng med fem bygbrød og to fisk. Men hvad er det til så mange mennesker?” 10 „Sig til folk, at de skal sætte sig ned,” sagde Jesus. Alle satte sig ned på den græsklædte skråning. Der var mere end 5000 mænd, foruden kvinder og børn. 11 Så tog Jesus brødene, takkede Gud og delte ud af dem. Det samme gjorde han med fiskene, 12 og alle spiste sig mætte. Så sagde han til disciplene: „Saml nu de stykker sammen, som er tilovers, så der ikke går noget til spilde.” 13 Det gjorde de, og det viste sig, at der var så meget brød tilovers fra de oprindelige fem bygbrød, at 12 kurve blev fyldt op. 14 Da det gik op for folk, hvilket under der var sket, udbrød de: „Han må være den Profet, som Gud har lovet at sende til os!” 15 Jesus var klar over, at de var opsat på at føre ham bort med magt og gøre ham til konge. Derfor trak han sig tilbage og gik længere op ad bjerget for at være alene.

Jesus kommer gående på vandet

16 Hen imod aften gik disciplene ned til søen. 17 Da Jesus endnu ikke var kommet ved mørkets frembrud, gik de om bord i båden og satte kurs mod Kapernaum. 18 Inden længe begyndte det at blæse op, så de måtte kæmpe mod vinden og bølgerne. 19 Da de havde roet ca. fem kilometer, fik de pludselig øje på Jesus, der kom gående på vandet hen mod båden, og de blev skrækslagne. 20 „Det er mig,” råbte Jesus. „I skal ikke være bange!” 21 Så tog de ham op i båden, og straks efter gik de i land ved deres bestemmelsessted.

Jesus som det virkelige, livgivende brød

22 Næste morgen var der stadig mange mennesker samlet på den østlige side af søen. De havde lagt mærke til, at der kun havde været én båd, og at Jesus ikke var med om bord, da disciplene sejlede ud. 23 I mellemtiden var der kommet en del småbåde fra Tiberias, og de havde lagt til i nærheden af det sted, hvor bespisningsunderet var foregået. 24 Da folk nu opdagede, at hverken Jesus eller hans disciple var der, gik de om bord i bådene og sejlede over til Kapernaum for at lede efter ham dér. 25 Da de havde fundet ham, spurgte de: „Mester, hvordan er du kommet herover?” 26 Jesus svarede: „Det siger jeg jer: I søger mig, fordi I kunne spise jer mætte, ikke fordi I forstod betydningen af det under, jeg udførte. 27 Arbejd ikke for den mad, som forgår, men for den mad, som varer ved og giver evigt liv, det liv, som Faderen, Gud selv, har givet Menneskesønnen fuldmagt til at give jer.” 28 „Jamen, hvordan kan vi arbejde for Gud?” spurgte de. 29 Jesus svarede: „At arbejde for Gud vil sige at tro på den, han har sendt.” 30 Så spurgte de: „Hvilket tegn vil du give os, så vi kan tro dig? 31 Vores forfædre, der vandrede i ørkenen, fik jo sendt manna fra himlen, sådan som der står skrevet: ‚Han gav dem brød fra himlen at spise.’ ”* 32 Jesus svarede: „Det siger jeg jer: Det var ikke Moses, der gav dem brød. Det var min Far. Og han tilbyder jer nu det virkelige brød fra Himlen. 33 Guds brød er den, som kommer ned fra Himlen, den, som giver liv til mennesker.” 34 „Så giv os det brød hver dag!” sagde de alle sammen. 35 Jesus svarede: „Jeg er det brød, der giver liv. Ingen af dem, der kommer til mig, vil nogen sinde sulte; og den, der tror på mig, vil aldrig mere tørste. 36 Men som jeg har sagt jer før: I tror det ikke, selv om I har set mig. 37 Dog er der nogle, som vil komme til mig, nemlig alle dem, som Faderen giver mig, og dem vil jeg aldrig vise bort. 38 Jeg er jo kommet fra Himlen, ikke for at gøre det, jeg selv vil, men for at gøre det, min Far vil. 39 Og det er hans vilje, at jeg ikke skal miste en eneste af alle dem, han har givet mig. 40 Min Far vil nemlig, at alle, der ser Sønnen og tror på ham, skal have evigt liv, og at jeg skal oprejse dem fra de døde på den sidste dag.” 41 De jødiske ledere kunne ikke acceptere, at Jesus havde sagt, at han var kommet ned fra Himlen. 42 De stak hovederne sammen og hviskede til hinanden: „Det er jo Jesus, ham der er søn af Josef! Vi ved, hvem hans far og mor er. Hvad er det for noget snak, at han skulle være kommet ned fra Himlen?” 43 Men Jesus svarede: „Lad være med at stå der og skumle! 44 Ingen kan komme til mig, hvis ikke Faderen, som sendte mig, drager dem til mig, og på den sidste dag vil jeg opvække dem fra de døde. 45 Der står skrevet hos profeterne: ‚De vil alle blive undervist af Gud.’* Alle, som har lyttet til Faderen og erkendt sandheden, vil komme til mig. 46 Det betyder ikke, at der er nogen, som har set Faderen, undtagen mig, som er kommet fra Gud. Jeg har set Faderen. 47 Det siger jeg jer: Den, der tror, har allerede fået det evige liv. 48 Jeg er det brød, der giver liv. 49 Det gav ikke jeres forfædre livet at spise det brød, der kom ned fra himlen under ørkenvandringen. 50 Det brød, jeg taler om, er kommet ned fra Himlen, for at alle kan få mulighed for at spise det. Og gør de det, skal de ikke dø. 51 Jeg er det livgivende brød, der er kommet ned fra Himlen. Alle, som spiser af det brød, skal leve i al evighed. Det brød er mit eget legeme, som jeg vil give til mennesker, for at de kan opnå det evige liv.” 52 Det udløste en heftig diskussion blandt de jødiske ledere. „Hvad mener han?” sagde de. „Hvordan kan han give os sit legeme at spise?” 53 Så sagde Jesus til dem: „Det siger jeg jer: Hvis ikke I spiser Menneskesønnens legeme og drikker hans blod, har I ikke evigt liv i jer! 54 Men de, der spiser mit legeme og drikker mit blod, har evigt liv, og jeg vil opvække dem på den sidste dag. 55 Mit legeme er den sande mad, og mit blod er den sande drik. 56 De, der spiser mit legeme og drikker mit blod, vil opleve et varigt fællesskab med mig. 57 Jeg lever i kraft af Gud, som har sendt mig, ham som er kilden til alt liv. På samme måde skal de, der spiser mig, leve i kraft af mig. 58 Jeres forfædre spiste manna, som kom ned fra himlen, men det gav dem ikke evigt liv. Anderledes er det med dem, der spiser af det brød, som nu er kommet ned fra Himlen—de skal leve til evig tid.” 59 Alt det her sagde Jesus, mens han underviste i synagogen i Kapernaum.

Nogle falder fra, andre holder fast

60 Selv mange af Jesu tilhængere begyndte at stikke hovederne sammen og sige til hinanden: „Nu er han gået for vidt. At sige sådan noget er helt uacceptabelt!” 61 Jesus var klar over, hvad det var, de mumlede om. „Er de ord, jeg her har talt, nok til, at I falder fra?” spurgte han. 62 „Hvad ville I da sige til at se Menneskesønnen stige op til Himlen, hvor han kom fra? 63 Det er kun Guds Ånd, der kan give åndeligt liv. Det liv kan man ikke få på menneskelig vis, men de ord, jeg har talt til jer, giver liv, fordi de kommer fra Guds Ånd. 64 Men nogle af jer tror ikke på mig.” Jesus vidste nemlig fra begyndelsen, hvem der ikke troede på ham, og at en af hans disciple ville forråde ham. 65 Han tilføjede: „Det var det, jeg mente, da jeg sagde, at ingen kan komme til mig, hvis ikke Faderen drager dem til mig.” 66 Derefter var der mange af Jesu tilhængere, der trak sig tilbage og ikke længere ville have noget med ham at gøre. 67 Så vendte Jesus sig til de Tolv og spurgte: „Går I også jeres vej?” 68 Simon Peter svarede: „Herre, hvor skulle vi gå hen? Du taler de ord, som giver evigt liv, 69 og vi er kommet til tro på og har erkendt, at du er Messias, Guds Søn!*” 70 Da sagde Jesus: „Jeg har selv udvalgt jer 12, og alligevel er en af jer en djævel.” 71 Dermed hentydede han til Judas Iskariot, som senere forrådte ham, skønt han var en af de Tolv.

English Standard Version

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii* worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” 15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

Jesus Walks on Water

16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles,* they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. 20 But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

I Am the Bread of Life

22 On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. 23 Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” 28 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” 30 So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave 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 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” 41 So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43 Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and 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, whoever believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” 52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 So 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 feeds on 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 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread* the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59 Jesus* said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum.

The Words of Eternal Life

60 When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) 65 And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” 66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” 70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.” 71 He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.

Johannes 6 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk English Standard Version