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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Peter’s Confession

66 For this reason many of his disciples drew back[a] and were not walking with him any longer. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “You do not want to go away also, do you?”[b] 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 And we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” 70 Jesus replied to them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is the devil?” 71 (Now he was speaking about Judas son of Simon Iscariot, because this one—one of the twelve—was going to betray him.)

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:66 Literally “went away to the things behind”
  2. John 6:67 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “do you