John 6:71
He was speaking about Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
70Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
Cross References
Psalms 55:13But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
Matthew 26:14Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
John 13:26Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
Acts 1:16“Brothers, this Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
Jude 1:4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny God our only Master and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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 →