# John 6.71

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 69. <span class="rl-speech">And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.</span> 70. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil?</span>
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> **71. Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.** (John 6:69-71, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 69. <span class="rl-speech">We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”</span> 70. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Didn’t I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?”</span>
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> **71. Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.** (John 6:69-71, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 69. <span class="rl-speech">And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.</span> 70. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?</span>
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> **71. He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.** (John 6:69-71, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 69. <span class="rl-speech">and we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'</span> 70. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">'Did not I choose you, the twelve? and of you, one is a devil.</span>
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> **71. And he spake of Judas, Simon's [son], Iscariot, for he was about to deliver him up, being one of the twelve.** (John 6:69-71, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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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._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.


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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Gospel Name Frequencies Argument](/codex/gospel-name-frequencies-argument/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1228 - diabolos](/codex/g1228-diabolos/), via [John 6.70-71](/codex/john-6-70-71/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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.