Teen Life Application Study Bible - Gospel of John - Flipbook - Page 11
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to experience judgment. 30I can do nothing on
my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my
judgment is just, because I carry out the will of
the one who sent me, not my own will.
WITNESSES TO JESUS 31“If I were to testify
on my own behalf, my testimony would not
be valid. 32But someone else is also testifying
about me, and I assure you that everything he
says about me is true. 33In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his
testimony about me was true. 34Of course, I
have no need of human witnesses, but I say
these things so you might be saved. 35John
was like a burning and shining lamp, and you
were excited for a while about his message.
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But I have a greater witness than John—my
teachings and my miracles. The Father gave
me these works to accomplish, and they prove
that he sent me. 37And the Father who sent me
has testified about me himself. You have never
heard his voice or seen him face to face, 38and
you do not have his message in your hearts,
because you do not believe me—the one he
sent to you.
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“You search the Scriptures because you
think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! 40Yet you refuse to come to
me to receive this life.
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“Your approval means nothing to me, 42because I know you don’t have God’s love within
you. 43For I have come to you in my Father’s
name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others
come in their own name, you gladly welcome
them. 44No wonder you can’t believe! For you
gladly honor each other, but you don’t care
about the honor that comes from the one who
alone is God.*
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“Yet it isn’t I who will accuse you before the
Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in
whom you put your hopes. 46If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because
he wrote about me. 47But since you don’t believe what he wrote, how will you believe what
I say?”
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JESUS FEEDS FIVE THOUSAND After
this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of
the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of
Tiberias. 2A huge crowd kept following him
RESOURCES
(6:8-9) The disciples are contrasted with the boy who
offered his lunch to help feed the crowd. While the disciples offered little but doubt, the boy gave what little he
had. But God can turn a little into a lot. What will you offer
to God from your time, talents, and resources?
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wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick. 3Then
Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him. 4(It was nearly time for the
Jewish Passover celebration.) 5Jesus soon saw
a huge crowd of people coming to look for him.
Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we
buy bread to feed all these people?” 6He was
testing Philip, for he already knew what he was
going to do.
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Philip replied, “Even if we worked for
months, we wouldn’t have enough money* to
feed them!”
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Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke
up. 9“There’s a young boy here with five barley
loaves and two fish. But what good is that with
this huge crowd?”
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“Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So
they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The
men alone numbered about 5,000.) 11Then
Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God,
and distributed them to the people. Afterward
he did the same with the fish. And they all ate
as much as they wanted. 12After everyone was
full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the
leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.” 13So they
picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets
with scraps left by the people who had eaten
from the five barley loaves.
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When the people saw him* do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the
Prophet we have been expecting!”* 15When
Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to
be their king, he slipped away into the hills by
himself.
JESUS WALKS ON WATER 16That evening
Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait
for him. 17But as darkness fell and Jesus still
hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and
headed across the lake toward Capernaum.
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Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the
sea grew very rough. 19They had rowed three
or four miles* when suddenly they saw Jesus
walking on the water toward the boat. They
were terrified, 20but he called out to them,
“Don’t be afraid. I am here!*” 21Then they were
eager to let him in the boat, and immediately
they arrived at their destination!
JESUS, THE BREAD OF LIFE 22The next day the
crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that
5:44 Some manuscripts read from the only One. 6:7 Greek Two
hundred denarii would not be enough. A denarius was equivalent
to a laborer’s full day’s wage. 6:14a Some manuscripts read Jesus.
6:14b See Deut 18:15, 18; Mal 4:5-6. 6:19 Greek 25 or 30 stadia
[4.6 or 5.5 kilometers]. 6:20 Or The ‘I Am’ is here; Greek reads
I am. See Exod 3:14.
