John 6:57-67

English Standard Version

⁵⁷ As ^(A)the living Father ^(B)sent me, and ^(C)I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. ^58 (D)This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread^[a] the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” ⁵⁹ Jesus^[b] said these things in the synagogue, as he taught ^(E)at Capernaum.

The Words of Eternal Life

^60 (F)When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” ⁶¹ But Jesus, ^(G)knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? ⁶² Then what if you were to see ^(H)the Son of Man ^(I)ascending to ^(J)where he was before? ^63 (K)It is the Spirit who gives life; ^(L)the flesh is no help at all. ^(M)The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. ⁶⁴ But ^(N)there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus ^(O)knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and ^(P)who it was who would betray him.) ⁶⁵ And he said, “This is why I told you ^(Q)that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”

^66 (R)After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. ⁶⁷ So Jesus said to ^(S)the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?”