John 6:65-67

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⁶⁵And He was saying, “This is the reason why I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him [that is, unless he is enabled to do so] by the Father.”

Peter’s Confession of Faith

⁶⁶As a result of this ^[a]many of His disciples abandoned Him, and no longer walked with Him. ⁶⁷So Jesus said to the twelve [disciples], “You do not want to leave too, do you?”

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Footnotes

John 6:66 This does not refer to the original twelve disciples (cf v 67), but to many others who had followed Him and claimed to be His disciples to this point. They were the unbelievers of v 64; Judas is the only one of the twelve singled out. The Greek word mathetes, i.e. “disciple” simply means “learner” and does not necessarily designate a believer.