66 (A)After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to (B)the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (C)the words of eternal life, 69 and (D)we have believed, and have come to know, that (E)you are (F)the Holy One of God.” 70 Jesus answered them, (G)“Did I not choose you, (H)the twelve? And yet one of you is (I)a devil.” 71 He spoke of Judas (J)the son of Simon Iscariot, for (K)he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.

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66 From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him. 67 Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve,(A) “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”

68 Simon Peter(B) 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!”[a](C)

70 Jesus replied to them, “Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve?(D) Yet one of you is the Devil!”(E) 71 He was referring to Judas,(F) Simon Iscariot’s son,[b][c] one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray(G) Him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:69 Other mss read You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God
  2. John 6:71 Other mss read Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son
  3. John 6:71 Lit Judas, of Simon Iscariot