John 6:60-71 - Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 Then when they had heard, many of His disciples said, This is a hard saying, who can hear it?

61 But knowing in Himself that His disciples murmured about it, Jesus said to them, Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you should see the Son of Man going up where He was before? 63 It is the Spirit that makes alive, the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and are life. 64 But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who is the one betraying Him. 65 And He said, Because of this I said to you that no one can come to Me unless it was given to him from My Father.

66 From this time many of His disciples went back into the things behind, and walked no more with Him. 67 Then Jesus said to the Twelve, Do you also wish to go away?

68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the Words of eternal life. 69 And we have believed and have known that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

70 Jesus answered them, Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? And one of you is a devil? 71 But he spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon; for it was he who was about to betray Him, being one of the Twelve.