John 6:60–71

⁶⁰Many, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, ‘This word is hard; who is able to hear it?’ ⁶¹And Jesus having known in himself that his disciples are murmuring about this, said to them, ‘Doth this stumble you? ⁶²if then ye may behold the Son of Man going up where he was before? ⁶³the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life; ⁶⁴but there are certain of you who do not believe;’ for Jesus had known from the beginning who they are who are not believing, and who is he who will deliver him up, ⁶⁵and he said, ‘Because of this I have said to you—No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.’ ⁶⁶From this time many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him, ⁶⁷Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, ‘Do ye also wish to go away?’ ⁶⁸Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, ‘Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during; ⁶⁹and we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ ⁷⁰Jesus answered them, ‘Did not I choose you—the twelve? and of you—one is a devil. ⁷¹And he spake of Judas, Simon’s son, Iscariot, for he was about to deliver him up, being one of the twelve.

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