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Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

66 As a result of this many of His (A)disciples [a](B)went away and were not walking with Him anymore. 67 So Jesus said to (C)the twelve, “Do you also want to go?” 68 (D)Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (E)words of eternal life. 69 And we have believed and have come to know that You are (F)the Holy One of God.” 70 Jesus answered them, (G)Did I Myself not choose you, (H)the twelve, and yet one of you is (I)a devil?” 71 Now He was speaking of Judas (J)the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, (K)one of (L)the twelve, [b]was going to betray Him.

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  1. John 6:66 Lit went away to what was previous
  2. John 6:71 Or was intending to

66 As a result,[a] many of his disciples turned back and no longer associated[b] with him.

67 So Jesus asked the Twelve, “You don’t want to leave, too, do you?”

68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 Besides, we have believed and remain convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”[c]

70 Jesus answered them, “I chose you, the Twelve, didn’t I? Yet one of you is a devil.” 71 Now he was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,[d] because this man was going to betray him, even though he was one of the Twelve.

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  1. John 6:66 Or From this time
  2. John 6:66 Lit. walked
  3. John 6:69 Other mss. read the Messiah, the Son of the living God
  4. John 6:71 Other mss. read Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon