King James Version, with Nii Okai's journal notes · 20 notes
1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
2And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
3And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
4And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
There always seems to be the human factor in the supernatural.
This verse about Jesus asking for the pieces to be taken and nothing lost bears more study.
So many questions arise. God gave in abundance for man 👨 to have excess, not to waste it but to save it for future usage.
13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
14Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
Could this be making reference to the words of Moses in
Deuteronomy 18:15 KJV
The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
And yes, those are words this crowd is making reference to.
For in Acts Peter quotes the same.
Acts 3:22 KJV
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
15When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
Now we see why Jesus often controlled crowds and expectations by telling those healed to keep mute 🔕.
Jesus was so complete in himself.
Jesus had the full picture in his glare... Kingship at this time was nothing compared to the glory of suffering on the cross, the reign over the whole world 🗺.
16And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
17And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
18And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
19So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
20But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
Did Jesus really mean it?
We see angels say the same thing when strange appearances do take 🥡 place.
Even Moses told Israel 🇮🇱 not to fear 😱 at Mount Sinai.
This goes to show that we are not to fear 😱, cos fear is not of God but rather of the fallen man 👨.
This is so key 🗝: we are to rise above fear of any super 👌 natural 🏞 occurrence.
For we are sons of God. Created in his image 🖼 and likeness.
We fear no evil 😈. Cos fear is of the evil one.
Why fear at the appearance of a divine 🔮 being, if not that we would get punishment one way or the other?
21Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
22The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
23( Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
24When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
25And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
I see another angle to this whole Jesus walking 🚶 on water 🌊 stance.
It was a good way to have some respite, especially from these crowds who wanted to make him king.
Because they saw the disciples go alone, Jesus not with them, so they hung around presuming he was up the mountain ⛰.
26Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Jesus was wary of being made king 👑 and knew what they wanted.
He was soon going to drive them away with his doctrine when he started telling them hard truths.
These same people suddenly abandoned him.
27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Hmm 🤔 Believing itself is work. That is the work of God. It's akin to salvation. A concept in which lie many doors and packages 📦
30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
Jesus ever spoke to them in parables. He never cast his pearls 🍐 before swine.
And Jesus insists he is from heaven though he was born here. He predates his birth.
How about us?
43Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Unless he draws us.
45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
I'm sure some before this time might have argued that this verse is not literal but figurative.
Because how in the world 🗺 can God Almighty come down to teach men?
Yet it was literal and was fulfilled in Christ.
Indeed we need to be guided by the Spirit of God to understand the words of God.
46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
48I am that bread of life.
49Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
Ah... That's the punch 👊 line that drove most of them away.
It seems almost that Jesus did this deliberately to drive them away from him and from making him king, by teaching them hard doctrine which, though true, is difficult to accept according to their culture and beliefs.
54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
Ei Jesus, making matters worse... His coming from heaven was bad enough, but to give his flesh? 😕
56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
Jesus lives by the Father, his source, and has learnt to fully depend on him to live even his daily life.
So also we live by the flesh and blood of Jesus and so ought to learn to live dependent on him.
58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
59These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
It appeared Jesus was saying things that might offend them and reveal the true state of their heart.
These people wanted to make him king 👑 after he fed them, and they concluded he was the Messiah.
Jesus knew this all along; that was why he was careful in fully disclosing his identity.
Here they were getting offended at him.
People who a while ago were going to make him king 👑.
61When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
What was Jesus doing when he was up where he used to be before?
63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Spirit words, not flesh, not carnal.
64But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
66From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
The moment Jesus started showing them that he wasn't just some great prophet to be just followed and emulated but was the source of eternal life and must depend on him as a man depends on God, they began to leave...
Who did he think he was to claim such divine traits?
Peter and Co. stayed because they had already discerned who he was. He was the Messiah.
It seems Jesus was teaching heresies and making himself some divine being.
No wonder the leaders said he "deceiveth the people", the common people.
The only problem was that he had such undeniable proof backing what he was saying.
So strong and undeniable was the power he wielded that they now had to attribute it to the prince 🤴 of demons 👹... Beelzebub.
67Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
Why were they hanging around when they knew they did not believe him?
Probably to see what would become of this braggart who claims to be the Messiah.
They knew the Messiah would come, but he was to be a ruler, and this Jesus was no ruler.
There was nothing noble about him. They had checked him out and his background, and he was a carpenter, the son of a carpenter.
But Jesus is so gracious, so in all this he did the works that no other did do, so that all would be without excuse.
He himself said that if you do not believe me for me, at least let my works speak for me.
John 15:24 KJV
If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Believe the works, he appealed to them.
John 10:38 KJV
But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.