# John 6.65

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 63. <span class="rl-speech">It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.</span> 64. <span class="rl-speech">But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him.</span>
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> **65. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.</span>**
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> 66. Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67. Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, <span class="rl-speech">Would ye also go away?</span> (John 6:63-67, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 63. <span class="rl-speech">It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.</span> 64. <span class="rl-speech">But there are some of you who don’t believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn’t believe, and who it was who would betray him.</span>
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> **65. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“For this cause I have said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.”</span>**
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> 66. At this, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67. Jesus said therefore to the twelve, <span class="rl-speech">“You don’t also want to go away, do you?”</span> (John 6:63-67, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 63. <span class="rl-speech">It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.</span> 64. <span class="rl-speech">But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.</span>
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> **65. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.**
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> 66. From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? (John 6:63-67, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 63. <span class="rl-speech">the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;</span> 64. <span class="rl-speech">but there are certain of you who do not believe;' for Jesus had known from the beginning who they are who are not believing, and who is he who will deliver him up,</span>
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> **65. and he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Because of this I have said to you, No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'</span>**
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> 66. From this [time] many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him, 67. Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, 'Do ye also wish to go away?' (John 6:63-67, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Calvinism](/codex/calvinism/)
- [Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism](/codex/calvinism-vs-arminianism-vs-molinism-vs-open-theism/)
- [Canons of Dort](/codex/canons-of-dort/)
- [Free Will and Determinism](/codex/free-will-and-determinism/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 6.26-65](/codex/john-6-26-65/)
- [Monergism](/codex/monergism/)
- [Original Sin](/codex/original-sin/)
- [Seeking God](/codex/seeking-god/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.