66 (A)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 (B)the words of eternal life. 69 (C)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the [b]Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:66 Or away; lit. to the back
  2. John 6:69 NU Holy One of God.

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