John 6:59-65

Words to the Disciples

59 These things He said ¹in the synagogue as He taught ²in Capernaum.

60 Therefore many of His ³disciples, when they heard this said, "⁴This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?"

61 But Jesus, ⁵conscious * * that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this ⁶cause you to stumble?

62 "What then if you see ⁷the Son of Man ⁸ascending to where He was before?

63 "⁹It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; ¹⁰the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

64 "But there are ¹¹some of you who do not believe." For Jesus ¹²knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and ¹³who it was that would betray Him.

65 And He was saying, "For this reason I have ¹⁴said to you, that no one can come to Me unless * ¹⁵it has been granted him from the Father."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 4:23
• 2. John 6:24
• 3. John 2:2; John 6:66; John 7:3
• 4. John 6:52
• 5. John 6:64
• 6. Matthew 11:6
• 7. Matthew 8:20; John 6:27, 53
• 8. Mark 16:19; John 3:13
• 9. 2 Corinthians 3:6
• 10. John 6:68
• 11. John 6:60, 66
• 12. John 2:25
• 13. Matthew 10:4; John 6:71; John 13:11
• 14. John 6:37, 44
• 15. Matthew 13:11; John 3:27

Footnotes

• [a] Or "hand Him over"