John 6 · Verse 64

John 6:64

But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
John 6:64, King James Version

John 6:64 in other translations

BSBHowever, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
WEBBut there are some of you who don’t believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who didn’t believe, and who it was who would betray him.
ASVBut there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him.
YLTbut there are certain of you who do not believe;' for Jesus had known from the beginning who they are who are not believing, and who is he who will deliver him up,
DARBYBut there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would deliver him up.
BBEBut still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him.
WebsterBut there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him.

What does John 6:64 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:60-65

60-65. Many ... of his disciples--His pretty constant followers, though an outer circle of them. hard saying--not merely harsh, but insufferable, as the word often means in the Old Testament. who can hear--submit to listen to it.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 64. Jesus knew from the beginning, &c. As this implied a knowledge of the heart, and of the secret principles and motives of men, it shows that he must have been omniscient.

(y) "knew" Rom 8:29, 2Ti 2:19

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 64 But there are some of you that believe not - This is addressed to Judas, and to those disciples who left him: Joh 6:66. And who should betray him - Or, who would deliver him up. Because he knew all things; he knew from the first, from Judas's call to the apostleship, and from eternity, (if the reader pleases), who it was who would (not should) deliver him up into the hands of the Jews. Should, in the apprehension of most, implies necessity and compulsion; would implies that he was under the influence of his own free will, without necessity or constraint. The former takes away his guilt: for what a man is irresistibly compelled to do, by the supreme authority of God, he cannot avoid; and therefore to him no blame can attach: but Judas having acted through his own free will, abusing his power, and the grace he had received, he was guilty of the murder of an innocent man, and deserved the perdition to which he went.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:60-65

The human nature of Christ had not before been in heaven, but being God and man, that wondrous Person was truly said to have come down from heaven. The Messiah's kingdom was not of this world; and they were to understand by faith, what he had said of a spiritual living upon him, and his fulness. As without the soul of man the flesh is of no value, so without the quickening Spirit of God all forms of religion are…

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John 6:64 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀλλ᾽all᾽ButG235
εἰσὶνeisinthey areG1510
ἐξexofG1537
ὑμῶνhumōnyouG4771
τινεςtinessomeG5100
οἳhoiwhoG3739
οὐounotG3756
πιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinbelieve.G4100
ᾔδειēdeiKnewG1492
γὰρgarforG1063
ἐξexfromG1537
ἀρχῆςarchēs[the] beginningG746
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
τίνεςtineswhoG5101
εἰσὶνeisinareG1510
οἱhoithoseG3588
μὴmēnotG3361
πιστεύοντεςpisteuontesbelievingG4100
καὶkaiandG2532
τίςtiswhoG5101
ἐστινestinit isG1510
ὁhowhoG3588
παραδώσωνparadōsōnwill betrayG3860
αὐτόν.autonHim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 6:64

  • 2 Timothy 2:19

    Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

  • John 10:26

    But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

  • Hebrews 4:13

    Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • Romans 8:29

    For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

  • John 13:10-11

    Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.

  • John 6:70-71

    Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

  • John 5:42

    But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

  • John 6:61

    When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

  • John 2:24-25

    But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

  • Psalms 139:2-4

    Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

  • John 6:66

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

  • Acts 15:18

    Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
there.
36,61; 5:42; 8:23,38-47,55; 10:26; 13:10,18-21
For.
70,71; 2:24,25; 13:11; Ps 139:2-4; Ac 15:18; Ro 8:29; 2Ti 2:19
Heb 4:13

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Context

  • John 6:63

    It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

  • John 6:64

    But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

  • John 6:65

    And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

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John 6:64 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas hay algunos de vosotros que no creen. Porque Jesús desde el principio sabía quiénes eran los que no creían, y quién le había de entregar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
mais il y en a quelques-uns d’entre vous qui ne croient pas; car Jésus savait, dès le commencement, qui étaient ceux qui ne croyaient pas, et qui était celui qui le livrerait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
aber es sind etliche unter euch, die nicht glauben. Denn Jesus wußte von Anfang, welche es seien, die nicht glaubten, und wer es sei, der ihn überliefern würde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Spiritus est qui vivificat: caro non prodest quidquam: verba quæ ego locutus sum vobis, spiritus et vita sunt.