John 6:60–71

Rejection by Many Followers

^60cTherefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a ⁴hard saying; who can understand it?”

⁶¹When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples ⁵complained about this, He said to them, “Does this ⁶offend you? ^62dWhat then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? ^63eIt is the Spirit who gives life; the ^fflesh profits nothing. The ^gwords that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. ⁶⁴But ^hthere are some of you who do not believe.” For ⁱJesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. ⁶⁵And He said, “Therefore ^jI have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”

^66kFrom that time many of His disciples went ⁷back and walked with Him no more.

Confession by Peter

⁶⁷Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”

⁶⁸But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^lthe words of eternal life. ^69mAlso we have come to believe and know that You are the ⁸Christ, the Son of the living God.”

⁷⁰Jesus answered them, ⁿ“Did I not choose you, the twelve, ^oand one of you is a devil?” ⁷¹He spoke of ^pJudas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would ^qbetray Him, being one of the twelve.