HEED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LIVING WORD                 John 6:1-12:50

1          Appeals to Crowd

5,000 fed/ many believed

6:1-14

across sea and up mountain

10:40-42

across Jordan

 

6:1 After these things went away Jesus across the sea of Galilee of Tiberias. 2 And followed him crowd a much, because they saw the signs which he did on the ailing ones. 3 And went up to the mountain Jesus, and there sat with the disciples of him. 4 And was near the Passover the feast of the Jews 5 Lifting up therefore the eyes the Jesus and beholding that a much crowd was coming toward him, he says to Philip: Whence may we buy loaves that may eat these? 6 And this he said testing him; for he knew what he was about to do. 7 answered him the Philip: Of two hundred denarii loaves not are enough for them, that each a little may take. 8 Says to him one of the disciples of him, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter: 9 There is a lad here who has five loaves barley and two fishes; but these what are among so many? 10 Said the Jesus: Make the men to recline. Now there was grass much in the place. Reclined therefore the men the number about five thousand. 11 Took therefore the loaves Jesus and having given thanks distributed to the ones lying down. Likewise also of the fishes as much as they wished. 12 Now when they were filled, he tells the disciples of him: Gather ye the left over fragments, that not anything is lost. 13 They gathered therefore, and filled twelve baskets of fragments of the five loaves barley which were left over to the ones having eaten. 14 Therefore men seeing what he did sign said This is truly the prophet coming into the world

(Note: Literal translation of Revised Standard Version 1988)

10: 40 And he went away again across the Jordan to the place where was John at first baptising, and remained there. 41 And many came to him and said: John indeed sign did none, but all things how many said John about this man true was. 42 And many believed in him there.

 

2.         Is sought after

to make him King / to get help

6:15

mountain alone

11:1-6

remained...in place

 

6:15 Jesus there-fore knowing that they are about to come and seize him that they might make a king, departed again to the mountain himself alone.

11:1 Now there was a certain man ailing, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha the sister of her. 2 And it was Mary the one anointing the Lord with ointment and wiping off the feet of him with the hairs of her, of whom the brother Lazarus ailed. 3 Sent therefore the sisters to him saying: Lord behold he whom thou lovest ails. 4 And hearing Jesus said: This ailment is not to death but for the glory of God that may be glorified the Son of God through it. 5 Now loved Jesus Martha and the sister of her and Lazarus. 6 When therefore he heard that he ailed then he remained in which he was place two days: