63 (A)It is the Spirit who gives life; the (B)flesh profits nothing. The (C)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But (D)there are some of you who do not believe.” For (E)Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, “Therefore (F)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”

66 (G)From that time many of His disciples went [a]back and walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”

68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (H)the words of eternal life. 69 (I)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the [b]Christ, the Son of the living God.”

70 Jesus answered them, (J)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, (K)and one of you is a devil?” 71 He spoke of (L)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would (M)betray Him, being one of the twelve.

Jesus’ Brothers Disbelieve

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, (N)because the [c]Jews sought to kill Him. (O)Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. (P)His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” For (Q)even His (R)brothers did not believe in Him.

Then Jesus said to them, (S)“My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. (T)The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me (U)because I testify of it that its works are evil. You go up to this feast. I am not [d]yet going up to this feast, (V)for My time has not yet fully come.” When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.

The Heavenly Scholar

10 But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 11 Then (W)the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?” 12 And (X)there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. (Y)Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.” 13 However, no one spoke openly of Him (Z)for fear of the Jews.

Footnotes

  1. John 6:66 Or away; lit. to the back
  2. John 6:69 NU Holy One of God.
  3. John 7:1 The ruling authorities
  4. John 7:8 NU omits yet

63 The Spirit gives life;(A) 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(B) from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.(C) 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.”(D)

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

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

68 Simon Peter answered him,(G) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(H) 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”(I)

70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you,(J) the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”(K) 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,(L) who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)(M)

Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles

After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want[b] to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders(N) there were looking for a way to kill him.(O) But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles(P) was near, Jesus’ brothers(Q) said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” For even his own brothers did not believe in him.(R)

Therefore Jesus told them, “My time(S) is not yet here; for you any time will do. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me(T) because I testify that its works are evil.(U) You go to the festival. I am not[c] going up to this festival, because my time(V) has not yet fully come.” After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.

10 However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. 11 Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus(W) and asking, “Where is he?”

12 Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.”

Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.”(X) 13 But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.(Y)

Footnotes

  1. John 6:63 Or are Spirit; or are spirit
  2. John 7:1 Some manuscripts not have authority
  3. John 7:8 Some manuscripts not yet