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Chapter 5

Jesus sees a paralyzed man lying on the ground waiting to get into a healing pool. Jesus tells this man to pick up his mat and walk. This exasperates the Pharisees as it is the Sabbath. Jesus responds to them by saying that his father is working on the Sabbath and therefore he will work on the Sabbath. This is given as a reason that the Jews try to kill him. Because not only is he working on the Sabbath, he is also claiming to be one with the father. After this, Jesus goes into a long speech that I truly do not understand. I think he is talking about himself like a legal case. Calling witnesses to the fact that he is the son of God, but he seems to be saying that he does not trust human witnesses and that one who is greater than human serves as his witness. But then he goes back and calls John a witness. I really do not understand exactly what he is saying, but I’m pretty sure it is like a legal defense of his claim to be the Messiah.

Chapter 6

Jesus feeds the five thousand. With nothing more than five loaves of bread and two fish Jesus somehow manages to feed five thousand people. It is an incredible miracle. Jesus continues to amaze in this

Chapter by walking on water. Later, when the crowd that he had fed followed him to the other shore, Jesus calls them out saying that they are only following because he fed them. He then goes on to tell them that he is the bread of life and that the one that comes to him will not be hungry or thirsty. He also says that anyone who eats this bread of life will have eternal life and that the life of this world is his flesh. Jesus continues to teach his disciples. He tells them that these words do not benefit the flesh but instead the spirit, he also tells them that no one can come to him unless the God the Father has given it to them.