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

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

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

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

64However, 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.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

71He 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]ἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-οὖνG3767ConjunctionmanyΠολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐκG1537PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralsaidεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralThisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara difficultΣκληρόςG4642Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularteachingλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularWhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularcanδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularacceptἀκούεινG191Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveitαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 61

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionAwareΕἰδὼςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .ἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere grumblingγογγύζουσινG1111Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralaboutπερὶG4012Prepositionthis [ teaching ]τούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaskedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural{Does} thisΤοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularoffendσκανδαλίζειG4624Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 62

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ThenοὖνG3767Conjunctionwhat [ will happen ] ifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionyou seeθεωρῆτεG2334Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularascendἀναβαίνονταG305Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singularto whereὅπουG3699AdverbHe wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularbeforeπρότερονG4386Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Verse 63

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TheΤὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritπνεῦμάG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular-ἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulargives lifeζωοποιοῦνG2227Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularfleshσὰρξG4561Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularprofitsὠφελεῖG5623Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐκG3756AdverbnothingοὐδένG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularTheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralwordsῥήματαG4487Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularhave spokenλελάληκαG2980Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralareἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularspiritπνεῦμάG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey areἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlifeζωήG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 64

Original words

Howeverἀλλ’G235Conjunctionthere areεἰσὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralsomeτινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralwhoοἳG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvοὐG3756Adverbdo not believeπιστεύουσινG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural(ForγὰρG1063Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad knownᾔδειG1492Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἐξG1537Preposition[the] beginningἀρχῆςG746Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwhichτίνεςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural-εἰσὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralof themοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvμὴG3361Adverbdid not believeπιστεύοντεςG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwould betrayπαραδώσωνG3860Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 65

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ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] saidἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularThisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularis whyΔιὰG1223PrepositionI toldεἴρηκαG2046Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcanδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularcomeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoπρόςG4314PrepositionMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularunlessἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverb-ἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularFatherΠατρόςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvG1510Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularhas granted itδεδομένονG1325Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singularto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 66

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FromἘκG1537Prepositionthat [time on]τούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter SingularmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐκG1537PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralturned backἀπῆλθονG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .εἰςG1519Preposition. . .τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ὀπίσωG3694AdverbandκαὶG2532Conjunctionno longerοὐκέτιG3765AdverbwalkedπεριεπάτουνG4043Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralwithμετ’G3326PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 67

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaskedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralTwelveδώδεκαG1427Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralvvvΜὴG3361AdverbDo youὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralwantθέλετεG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto leaveὑπάγεινG5217Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetooκαὶG2532Conjunction
Verse 68

Original words

SimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionwhomτίναG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularwould we goἀπελευσόμεθαG565Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person PluralYou haveἔχειςG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[the] wordsῥήματαG4487Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof eternalαἰωνίουG166Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularlifeζωῆςG2222Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 69

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionWeἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralbelieveπεπιστεύκαμενG4100Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionknowἐγνώκαμενG1097Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHoly OneἍγιοςG40Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural{Have} IἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularnotΟὐκG3756AdverbchosenἐξελεξάμηνG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralTwelveδώδεκαG1427Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralYetκαὶG2532ConjunctiononeεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara devilδιάβολόςG1228Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 71

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionHe was speakingἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularabout JudasἸούδανG2455Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[the son] of SimonΣίμωνοςG4613Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularIscariotἸσκαριώτουG2469Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularFor [although]γὰρG1063Conjunction[Judas was]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularoneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralTwelveδώδεκαG1427Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural{he was} laterἔμελλενG3195Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto betrayπαραδιδόναιG3860Verb - Present Infinitive Active[Jesus]αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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