Focused Passage

John 6:60-71

The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship

Jesus feeds the crowd as a sign, reveals his divine presence over the sea, rebukes bread-seeking unbelief, declares himself the bread of life from heaven, teaches that life comes through faith in his flesh given for the world, and exposes true discipleship when many turn back but the Twelve are called to confess him.

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60 On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

61 Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?

62 Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

64 However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)

65 Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”

66 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.

67 So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”

68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

69 We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

70 Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”

71 He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.

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References and Original Words

Verse 60

Original words

On hearing [it] ἀκούσαντες G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural - οὖν G3767 Conjunction many Πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural of ἐκ G1537 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural disciples μαθητῶν G3101 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural said εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural This οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a difficult Σκληρός G4642 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular teaching λόγος G3056 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Who τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular can δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular accept ἀκούειν G191 Verb - Present Infinitive Active it αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 61

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Aware Εἰδὼς G1492 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . ἑαυτῷ G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural were grumbling γογγύζουσιν G1111 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural about περὶ G4012 Preposition this [ teaching ] τούτου G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular asked εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural {Does} this Τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular offend σκανδαλίζει G4624 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 62

Original words

Then οὖν G3767 Conjunction what [ will happen ] if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction you see θεωρῆτε G2334 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular ascend ἀναβαίνοντα G305 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular to where ὅπου G3699 Adverb He was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular before πρότερον G4386 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Verse 63

Original words

The Τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Spirit πνεῦμά G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular - ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular gives life ζωοποιοῦν G2227 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular flesh σὰρξ G4561 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular profits ὠφελεῖ G5623 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb nothing οὐδέν G3762 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular The τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural words ῥήματα G4487 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural - G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular have spoken λελάληκα G2980 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural are ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular spirit πνεῦμά G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction they are ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular life ζωή G2222 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 64

Original words

However ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction there are εἰσὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural some τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural of ἐξ G1537 Preposition you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural who οἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb do not believe πιστεύουσιν G4100 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural (For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had known ᾔδει G1492 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular from ἐξ G1537 Preposition [the] beginning ἀρχῆς G746 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular which τίνες G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural - εἰσὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural of them οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb did not believe πιστεύοντες G4100 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction who τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular would betray παραδώσων G3860 Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 65

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] said ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular This τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular is why Διὰ G1223 Preposition I told εἴρηκα G2046 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular can δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to πρός G4314 Preposition Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular unless ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb - ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Father Πατρός G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular vvv G1510 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular has granted it δεδομένον G1325 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular to him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 66

Original words

From Ἐκ G1537 Preposition that [time on] τούτου G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular many πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural of ἐκ G1537 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural disciples μαθητῶν G3101 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural turned back ἀπῆλθον G565 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition . . . τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural . . . ὀπίσω G3694 Adverb and καὶ G2532 Conjunction no longer οὐκέτι G3765 Adverb walked περιεπάτουν G4043 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural with μετ’ G3326 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 67

Original words

So οὖν G3767 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular asked εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural Twelve δώδεκα G1427 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural vvv Μὴ G3361 Adverb Do you ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural want θέλετε G2309 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural to leave ὑπάγειν G5217 Verb - Present Infinitive Active too καὶ G2532 Conjunction
Verse 68

Original words

Simon Σίμων G4613 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Peter Πέτρος G4074 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied Ἀπεκρίθη G611 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition whom τίνα G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular would we go ἀπελευσόμεθα G565 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural You have ἔχεις G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular [the] words ῥήματα G4487 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural of eternal αἰωνίου G166 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular life ζωῆς G2222 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 69

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction We ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural believe πεπιστεύκαμεν G4100 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction know ἐγνώκαμεν G1097 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction You σὺ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular are εἶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Holy One Ἅγιος G40 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR You are the Christ, the Son of the living God
Verse 70

Original words

- G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular answered Ἀπεκρίθη G611 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural {Have} I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular not Οὐκ G3756 Adverb chosen ἐξελεξάμην G1586 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Twelve δώδεκα G1427 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction one εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of ἐξ G1537 Preposition you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a devil διάβολός G1228 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 71

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction He was speaking ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular about Judas Ἰούδαν G2455 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [the son] of Simon Σίμωνος G4613 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Iscariot Ἰσκαριώτου G2469 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular For [although] γὰρ G1063 Conjunction [Judas was] οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular one εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Twelve δώδεκα G1427 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural {he was} later ἔμελλεν G3195 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to betray παραδιδόναι G3860 Verb - Present Infinitive Active [Jesus] αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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