More Testimony About Jesus

31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. 32  There is another who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true. 33  You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. 34  (I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.) 35  He was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time in his light.

36 “But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete – the deeds I am now doing – testify about me that the Father has sent me. 37  And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time, 38  nor do you have his word residing in you, because you do not believe the one whom he sent. 39  You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me, 40  but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

41 “I do not accept praise from people, 42  but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you. 43  I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44  How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God?

45 “Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope. 46  If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me. 47  But if you do not believe what Moses wrote, how will you believe my words?”

6  After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias). 2  A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick. 3  So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples. 4  (Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.) 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.) 7  Philip replied, “Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.” 8  One of Jesus’ disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”

10  Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 11  Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted. 12  When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.” 13  So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

14  Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15  Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.