Section XIX.

[1] 1258And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus came unto them, walking upon the [2] 1259water, after they had rowed1260 with difficulty about twenty-five or thirty furlongs.  [3] 1261And when he drew near unto their boat, his disciples saw him walking on the water; and they were troubled, and supposed that it was a false appearance; and they cried [4] out from their fear.  1262But Jesus straightway spoke unto them, and said, Take courage, [5] for it is I; fear not.  1263Then Cephas answered and said unto him, My Lord, if it be thou, [6] bid me to come unto thee on the water.  1264And Jesus said unto him, Come.  And [7] Cephas went down out of the boat, and walked on the water to come unto Jesus.  1265But [Arabic, p. 74] when he saw the wind strong, he feared, and was on the point of sinking; [8] and he lifted up his voice, and said, My Lord, save me.  1266And immediately our Lord stretched out his hand and took hold of him, and said unto him, [9] Thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?  1267And when Jesus came near, he went up [10] unto them into the boat, he and Simon, and immediately the wind ceased.  1268And those that were in the ship came and worshipped him, and said, Truly thou art the [11] Son of God.  1269And straightway that ship arrived at the land which they made for.  [12] 1270And when they came out of the ship to the land, they marvelled greatly and were [13] perplexed in themselves:  1271and they had not understood by means of1272 that bread, because their heart was gross.

[14] 1273And when the people of that region knew of the arrival of Jesus, they made haste in all that land, and began to bring those that were diseased,1274 borne in their [15] beds to the place where they heard that he was.  1275And wheresoever the place might be which he entered, of the villages or the cities, they laid the sick in the markets, and sought of him that they might touch1276 were it only the edge of his garment:  and all that touched1277 him were healed and lived.1278

[16] 1279And on the day after that, the multitude which was standing on the shore of the sea saw that there was there no other ship save that into which the disciples had [17] gone up, 1280and that Jesus went not up into the ship with his disciples (but there were other ships from Tiberias near1281 the place where they ate the bread when Jesus blessed [18] it):  1282and when that multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor yet his disciples, they [19] [Arabic, p. 75] went up into those ships, and came to Capernaum, and sought Jesus.  1283And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Our [20] Master, when camest thou hither?  1284Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye have not sought me because of1285 your seeing the signs, but because of [21] your eating the bread and being satisfied.  1286Serve not the food which perisheth, but the food which abideth in eternal life,1287 which the Son of man will give unto you:  him1288 [22] hath God the Father sealed.  1289They said unto him, What shall we do that we may [23] work the work of God?  1290Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of [24] God, that ye believe in him whom he hath sent.  1291They said unto him, What sign hast thou done, that we may see, and believe in thee? what hast thou wrought?  [25] 1292Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it was written, Bread from heaven [26] gave he them to eat.  1293Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not bread from [27] heaven; but my Father gave1294 you the bread of truth1295 from heaven.  1296The bread of God is that which came down from heaven and gave the [28, 29] world life.  1297They said unto him, Our Lord, give us at all times this bread.  1298Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:  whosoever cometh unto me shall not hunger, [30] and whosoever believeth in me shall not thirst for ever.  1299But I said unto you, [31] Ye have seen me, and have not believed.  1300And all that my Father hath given to me cometh unto me; and whosoever cometh unto me I shall not cast him forth without.  [32] 1301I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but to do the will of him [33] that sent me; 1302and this is the will of him that sent me, that I should lose nothing of [34] [Arabic, p. 76] that which he gave me, but raise it up in the last day.  1303This is the will of my Father, that every one that seeth the Son, and believeth in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up in the last day.

[35] 1304The Jews therefore murmured against him because of his saying, I am the bread [36] which came down from heaven.  1305And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? then how saith this man, I came down from [37, 38] heaven?  1306Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not one with another.  1307No man is able to come unto me, except the Father which sent me draw him; and I will [39] raise him up in the last day.  1308It is written in the prophet, They shall all be the taught of God.  Every one who heareth from the Father now,1309 and learneth of him, cometh [40] unto me.  1310No man now seeth the Father; but he that is from God, he it is that seeth [41] the Father.  1311Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever believeth in me hath eternal [42, 43] life.  1312I am the bread of life.  1313Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and [44] they died.  1314This is the bread which came down from heaven, that a man may eat [45] of it, and not die.