John 6:70

70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”

John 6:70 in Other Translations

KJV
70 Jesus answered them,Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
ESV
70 Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the Twelve? And yet one of you is a devil."
NLT
70 Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.”
MSG
70 Jesus responded, "Haven't I handpicked you, the Twelve? Still, one of you is a devil!"
CSB
70 Jesus replied to them, "Didn't I choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is the Devil!"

John 6:70 In-Context

68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)

Cross References 2

  • 1. John 15:16,19
  • 2. John 13:27; John 17:12
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