3-4. It was almost time for the Jewish festival of Passover, and Jesus went up on a mountain with his disciples and sat down.
13. The disciples gathered them up and filled twelve large baskets with what was left over from the five barley loaves.
14. After the people had seen Jesus perform this miracle, they began saying, “This must be the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
15. Jesus realized that they would try to force him to be their king. So he went up on a mountain, where he could be alone.
16. That evening, Jesus' disciples went down to the lake.
17. They got into a boat and set off for Capernaum. Later that evening Jesus had still not come to them,
18. and a strong wind was making the water rough.
19. When the disciples had rowed for five or six kilometres, they saw Jesus walking on the water. He kept coming closer to the boat, and they were terrified.
20. But he said, “I am Jesus! Don't be afraid!”
21. The disciples wanted to take him into the boat, but suddenly the boat reached the shore where they were headed.
22. The people who had stayed on the east side of the lake knew that only one boat had been there. They also knew that Jesus had not left in it with his disciples. But the next day
23. some boats from Tiberias sailed near the place where the crowd had eaten the bread for which the Lord had given thanks.
24. They saw that Jesus and his disciples had left. Then they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus.
25. They found him on the west side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26. Jesus answered, “I tell you for certain that you are not looking for me because you saw the miracles, but because you ate all the food you wanted.
27. Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so.”
28. “What exactly does God want us to do?” the people asked.
29. Jesus answered, “God wants you to have faith in the one he sent.”
30. They replied, “What miracle will you perform, so that we can have faith in you? What will you do?