John 6:60–71

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

⁶⁰Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This teaching is hard! Who can accept ^eit?”

⁶¹Jesus, knowing in Himself ^fthat His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, “Does this ^•offend you? ⁶²Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man ^gascending ^hto where He was before? ⁶³The Spirit ⁱis the One who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. ⁶⁴But there are some among you who don’t believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning ^jthose who would not ^kbelieve and the one who would betray ^lHim.) ⁶⁵He said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me ^munless it is granted to him by the Father.”

⁶⁶From that moment many of His disciples turned back and no longer accompanied Him. ⁶⁷Therefore Jesus said to the Twelve, ⁿ“You don’t want to go away too, do you?”

⁶⁸Simon Peter ^oanswered, “Lord, who will we go to? You have the words of eternal life. ⁶⁹We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!” ^pq

⁷⁰Jesus replied to them, “Didn’t I choose you, the Twelve? ^rYet one of you is the Devil!” ^s71He was referring to Judas, ^tSimon Iscariot’s son, ^uvone of the Twelve, because he was going to betray ^wHim.