Passage

John 6.65

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"63. It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life. 64. 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."

"65. And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father."

"66. Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67. Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away?" (John 6:63-67, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"63. It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life. 64. 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."

"65. He said, “For this cause I have said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.”"

"66. At this, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67. Jesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?”" (John 6:63-67, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"63. It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64. 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."

"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."

"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)

"63. 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; 64. 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,"

"65. and he said, '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.'"

"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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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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