# John 6.68

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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>
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> **68. Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.**
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> 69. And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God. 70. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil?</span> (John 6:66-70, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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>
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> **68. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.**
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> 69. We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 70. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”</span> (John 6:66-70, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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?
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> **68. Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.**
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> 69. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 70. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?</span> (John 6:66-70, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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?'
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> **68. Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, 'Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;**
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> 69. and we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.' 70. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">'Did not I choose you, the twelve? and of you, one is a devil.</span> (John 6:66-70, YLT)

## Setting

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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:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 6.67-70](/codex/john-6-67-70/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0166 - aionios](/codex/g0166-aionios/)

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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.