John 6:66

From this time many of his disciples went aback, and went not now with him.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

In Context

65And he said, Therefore I said to you, that no man may come to me, [no] but it were given to him of my Father (or unless it was granted to him by my Father).

67Therefore Jesus said to the twelve, Whether ye will also go away?

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Cross References

Zephaniah 1:6and which be turned away behind the back of the Lord, and which sought not the Lord, neither ensearched him. (and those who be turned away behind the back of the Lord, and those who did not seek the Lord, nor consulted him.)

Matthew 13:20But this that is sown on the stony land, this it is, that heareth the word of God, and anon with joy taketh it (or and at once receiveth it with joy). [Forsooth he that is sown in stony land, is this, that heareth the word of God, and anon with joy taketh it.]

Matthew 21:8And full much people spreaded their clothes in the way; others cutted branches of (the) trees, and strewed in the way. (And many people spread their clothes on the way, or on the road; others cut off branches from the trees, and strew them on the way.)

Luke 9:62And Jesus said to him, No man that putteth his hand to the plough, and beholding backward, is able to the kingdom of God. (And Jesus said to him, No man who putteth his hand to the plow, and looking backward, is fit for the Kingdom of God.)

John 6:64But there be some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning, which were believing (or who believed in him), and who was to betray him.

2 Timothy 1:15Thou knowest this, that all that be in Asia be turned away from me, of which is Phygellus and Hermogenes.

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 →

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