John 6:60-7:24

New King James Version

Many Disciples Turn Away

^60 (A)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a ^[a]hard saying; who can understand it?”

⁶¹ When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples ^[b]complained about this, He said to them, “Does this ^[c]offend you? ^62 (B)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? ^63 (C)It is the Spirit who gives life; the ^(D)flesh profits nothing. The ^(E)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. ⁶⁴ But ^(F)there are some of you who do not believe.” For ^(G)Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. ⁶⁵ And He said, “Therefore ^(H)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”

^66 (I)From that time many of His disciples went ^[d]back and walked with Him no more. ⁶⁷ Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”

⁶⁸ But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^(J)the words of eternal life. ^69 (K)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the ^[e]Christ, the Son of the living God.”

⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, ^(L)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, ^(M)and one of you is a devil?” ⁷¹ He spoke of ^(N)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would ^(O)betray Him, being one of the twelve.

Jesus’ Brothers Disbelieve

7 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, ^(P)because the ^[f]Jews sought to kill Him. ^2 (Q)Now the Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. ^3 (R)His brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. ⁴ For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.” ⁵ For ^(S)even His ^(T)brothers did not believe in Him.

⁶ Then Jesus said to them, ^(U)“My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. ^7 (V)The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me ^(W)because I testify of it that its works are evil. ⁸ You go up to this feast. I am not ^[g]yet going up to this feast, ^(X)for My time has not yet fully come.” ⁹ When He had said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.

The Heavenly Scholar

¹⁰ But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. ¹¹ Then ^(Y)the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?” ¹² And ^(Z)there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. ^(AA)Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.” ¹³ However, no one spoke openly of Him ^(AB)for fear of the Jews.

¹⁴ Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and ^(AC)taught. ^15 (AD)And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”

^16 [h]Jesus answered them and said, ^(AE)“My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. ^17 (AF)If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. ^18 (AG)He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who ^(AH)seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and ^(AI)no unrighteousness is in Him. ^19 (AJ)Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? ^(AK)Why do you seek to kill Me?”

²⁰ The people answered and said, ^(AL)“You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?”

²¹ Jesus answered and said to them, “I did one work, and you all marvel. ^22 (AM)Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, ^(AN)but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. ²³ If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because ^(AO)I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? ^24 (AP)Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”