John 6:68
Therefore, Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
In Context
67After this, many of his disciples went back, and they no longer walked with him.
69Then Simon Peter answered him: “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Cross References
Matthew 16:16Simon Peter responded by saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
John 5:39Study the Scriptures. For you think that in them you have eternal life. And yet they also offer testimony about me.
John 6:63Then what if you were to see the Son of man ascending to where he was before?
Acts 4:12And there is no salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, by which it is necessary for us to be saved.”
Acts 7:38This is he who was in the Church in the wilderness, with the Angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. It is he who received the words of life to give to us.
1 John 5:11And this is the testimony which God has given to us: Eternal Life. And this Life is in his Son.
Matthew Henry on John 6:61-71
Christ's Discourse with His Disciples; The Effect of Christ's Discourse; The Character of Judas. 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? 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.… Read the whole commentary →