⁶⁶^fAfter this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. ⁶⁷So Jesus said to ^gthe twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” ⁶⁸Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^hthe words of eternal life, ⁶⁹and ⁱwe have believed, and have come to know, that ^jyou are ^kthe Holy One of God.” ⁷⁰Jesus answered them, ^l“Did I not choose you, ^gthe twelve? And yet one of you is ^ma devil.” ⁷¹He spoke of Judas ⁿthe son of Simon Iscariot, for ^ohe, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.

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John 6:68–69: Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”

Cross references

fver. 60, 64
gver. 70, 71
h Acts 5:20; [ch. 12:50; 17:8]
i[ch. 11:27; 1 John 4:16]
jSee ch. 1:49
kSee Mark 1:24
lSee ch. 13:18
g[See ver. 67 above]
mch. 13:2, 27; 17:12
nch. 13:26
over. 64, 67

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

“You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)

CSBChristian Standard Bible

From that moment many of his disciples turned back and no longer accompanied him. So Jesus said to the Twelve, “You don’t want to go away too, do you?”

Simon Peter answered, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”

Jesus replied to them, “Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil.” He was referring to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, one of the Twelve, because he was going to betray him.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

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

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

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