⁶¹Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about his teaching. So he said to them, “Does this upset you? ⁶²What if you see the Son of Man go up to where he was before? ⁶³The Holy Spirit gives life. The body means nothing at all. The words I have spoken to you are from the Spirit. They give life. ⁶⁴But there are some of you who do not believe.”

Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe. And he had known who was going to hand him over to his enemies. ⁶⁵So he continued speaking. He said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father helps him.”

⁶⁶From this time on, many of his disciples turned back. They no longer followed him.

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

⁶⁸Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, who can we go to? You have the words of eternal life. ⁶⁹We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”

⁷⁰Then Jesus replied, “Didn’t I choose you, the 12 disciples? But one of you is a devil!” ⁷¹He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Judas was one of the Twelve. But later he was going to hand Jesus over to his enemies.

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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.”