John 6:68
Then Jesus said to the twelve: Will you also go away?
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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 walked no more with him.
69And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.
Cross References
Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 5:39Search the scriptures: for you think in them to have life everlasting. And the same are they that give testimony of me. Or... You search the scriptures. Scrutamini... It is not a command for all to read the scriptures; but a reproach to the Pharisees, that reading the scriptures as they did, and thinking to find everlasting life in them, they would not receive him to whom all those scriptures gave testimony, and through whom alone they could have that true life.
John 6:63If then you shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? If then you shall see, etc... Christ by mentioning his ascension, by this instance of his power and divinity, would confirm the truth of what he had before asserted; and at the same time correct their gross apprehension of eating his flesh, and drinking his blood, in a vulgar and carnal manner, by letting them know he should take his whole body living with him to heaven; and consequently not suffer it to be as they supposed, divided, mangled, and consumed upon earth.
Acts 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 7:38This is he that was in the church in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sina and with our fathers. Who received the words of life to give unto us.
1 John 5:11And this is the testimony that God hath 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 →