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 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. 67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”

68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.[a]

70 Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.” 71 He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:69 Other manuscripts read you are the Christ, the Holy One of God; still others read you are the Christ, the Son of God; and still others read you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.