John 6:60-69

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.”