59 Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) taught all of this in the Jewish meeting hall (Grk. synagogue) there in Kafarnaoum (Capernaum). 60 But even many of his followers who heard it said, “That’s a difficult teaching—it’s too hard to take.”

61 But Yeshua already knew inside that his followers were grumbling about that and asked them, “Do you find that offensive? 62 What if you were to see the son of humanity ascending to where he came from? 63 It’s the spirit that is the source of life, not the body. The concepts that I’ve taught you are all spiritual and life-giving. 64 But there are some here who don’t believe me.” Actually, Yeshua had already known from the beginning just who would believe and which person would betray him 65 so he said, “That’s why I told you that no one can come to me unless the father has given them to me.”

66 After this, many of his followers went back and no longer accompanied him around.

67 So Yeshua said to his twelve apprentices, “Don’t you want to leave as well?”

68 “Master,” Shim’on (Simon) answered, “if we went, who would we follow then? You’re the only one who teaches about living forever. 69 We believe and know that you are the holy son of God.”[ref]

70 Yeshua responded, “Didn’t I choose all twelve of you myself? And yet one of you is the devil.”[fn] 71 (He was talking about Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas), Shim’on Iskariot’s son, because he was the one who would go on to betray him.)