John 6:61-70

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?

62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!

63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit^[a] and life.

64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.

65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”

66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.

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!”

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 13:57; Matthew 11:6
• 2. S Matthew 8:20
• 3. S Mark 16:19; S John 3:13; John 17:5
• 4. 2 Corinthians 3:6
• 5. S John 2:25
• 6. S Matthew 10:4
• 7. ver 37,44; S Matthew 13:11
• 8. ver 60
• 9. Matthew 10:2
• 10. Matthew 16:16
• 11. ver 63; S Matthew 25:46
• 12. S Mark 1:24; Mark 8:29; Luke 9:20
• 13. John 15:16,19
• 14. John 13:27; John 17:12

Footnotes

• [a] Or "are Spirit" ; or "are spirit"