Yohan (John) 6:59–71 — Many people find the teaching too difficult

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Yhn 6:59–71

6:59 Many people find the teaching too difficult

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.)

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59 He _said these things in the_synagogue, teaching in Kafarnaʼoum.

60 Therefore many of the apprentices/followers having _heard of _him said, this the message is hard, who is _able to _be _hearing of _it?

61 But the Yaʸsous having _known in himself that the apprentices/followers of _him are _grumbling about this, he _said to _them:
This is _offending you _all?

62 Therefore if you _all _may _be _observing the son of_ the _Man, going _up where he _was the earlier?

63 The spirit is which giving _life, the flesh is_ not _benefiting nothing.
The messages which I have _spoken to _you _all is spirit and is life.

64 But there _are some, of you _all who are_ not _believing.
For/Because the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) had _known from the_beginning, who _all are the ones not believing, and who is the one going _to _give_ him _over.

65 And he _was _saying:
Because _of this I _have _said to _you _all that no _one is _able to _come to me, if may _be having_ not _˓been˒_given to _him from the father.

66 From this many out _of of _the apprentices/followers of _him went _away to the things back, and no _longer were _walking with him.

67 Therefore the Yaʸsous said to _the twelve:
You _all also are_ not _wanting to _be _going _away?

68 Simōn Petros answered to _him:
master, to whom ˓will˒_we _be _going _away?
You _are _having the_messages eternal of _life.

69 And we have _believed and we _have _known that you are the holy one of_ the _god.

70 The Yaʸsous answered to _them:
Not I chose you _all the twelve, and one of you _all is a_devil?

71 And he _was _speaking the to _Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) of _Simōn of _Iskariōtaʸs, because/for this one one of the twelve was _going to _be _giving_ him _over.

6:70 The scriptures appear to teach that although there’s many ‘demons’, there’s only one ‘devil’.

6:69: Mat 16:16; Mrk 8:29; Luk 9:20.

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Many people find the teaching too difficult

Yhn 6:59–71

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