John 6:60-71

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, "This teaching is hard! Who can accept[a] it?"
61 Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, "Does this offend you?
62 Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?
63 The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
64 But there are some among you who don't believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who would not[b] believe and the one who would betray Him.)
65 He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted to him by the Father."
66 From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him.
67 Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve, "You don't want to go away too, do you?"
68 Simon Peter answered, "Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life.
69 We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!"[c]
70 Jesus replied to them, "Didn't I choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is the Devil!" [d]
71 He was referring to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son,[e] [f] one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray Him.

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Lit hear
  • [b]. Other mss omit not
  • [c]. Other mss read You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God
  • [d]. Jn 13:2,27
  • [e]. Other mss read Judas Iscariot, Simon's son
  • [f]. Lit Judas, of Simon Iscariot
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