John 6 · Verse 67

John 6:67

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
John 6:67, King James Version

John 6:67 in other translations

BSBSo Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
WEBJesus said therefore to the twelve, “You don’t also want to go away, do you?”
ASVJesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away?
YLTJesus, therefore, said to the twelve, ‘Do ye also wish to go away?'
DARBYJesus therefore said to the twelve, Will ye also go away?
BBESo Jesus said to the twelve, Have you a desire to go away?
WebsterThen said Jesus to the twelve, Will ye also go away?

What does John 6:67 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:66-71

66-71. From that time, &c.--or, in consequence of this. Those last words of our Lord seemed to have given them the finishing stroke--they could not stand it any longer. walked no more--Many a journey, it may be, they had taken with Him, but now they gave Him up finally!

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 67. The twelve. The twelve apostles.

Will ye also go away? Many apostatized, and it was natural now for Jesus to submit the question to the twelve. "Will you, whom I have chosen, on whom I have bestowed the apostleship, and who have seen the evidence of my Messiahship, will you now also leave me?" This was the time to try them; and it is always a time to try real Christians when many professed disciples become cold and turn back; and then we may suppose Jesus addressing us, and saying, Will ye ALSO go away? Observe here, it was submitted to their choice. God compels none to remain with him against their will, and the question in such trying times is submitted to every man whether he will or will not go away.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 67 Will ye also go alway? - Or, Do Ye also desire, etc. These words are very emphatical. Will You abandon me? - you, whom I have distinguished with innumerable marks of my affection - you, whom I have chosen out of the world to be my companions, - you, to whom I have revealed the secrets of the eternal world - you, who have been witnesses of all my miracles - you, whom I intend to seat with me on my throne in glory; will You go away? Reader, in what state art thou? Hast thou gone back from Christ, or art thou going back? Wilt thou go? Thou, whom he has redeemed by his blood - thou, whom he has upheld by his power, and fed by his providence - thou, into whose wounded soul he has poured the balm of pardoning mercy - thou, whom he has adopted into the heavenly family - thou, whom he has comforted in so many tribulations and adversities - thou, whose multiplied offenses he has freely and fully pardoned; wilt thou go away?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:66-71

When we admit into our minds hard thoughts of the words and works of Jesus, we enter into temptation, which, if the Lord in mercy prevent not, will end in drawing back. The corrupt and wicked heart of man often makes that an occasion for offence, which is matter of the greatest comfort. Our Lord had, in the foregoing discourse, promised eternal life to his followers; the disciples fastened on that plain saying, and…

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John 6:67 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.

ΕἶπενEipenSaidG2036
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
τοῖςtoisto theG3588
δώδεκα·dōdekaTwelve;G1427
μὴmēSurely notG3361
καὶkaialsoG2532
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771
θέλετεtheleteare wishingG2309
ὑπάγειν;hupageinto go away?G5217

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Cross references for John 6:67

  • John 6:70

    Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

  • Luke 14:25-33

    And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? …

  • Ruth 1:11-18

    And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me. And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. …

  • Joshua 24:15-22

    And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods; For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed: And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God. …

  • 2 Samuel 15:19-20

    Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Will.
Jos 24:15-22; Ru 1:11-18; 2Sa 15:19,20; Lu 14:25-33

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Context

  • John 6:66

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

  • John 6:67

    Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

  • John 6:68

    Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

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John 6:67 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dijo entonces Jesús á los doce: ¿Queréis vosotros iros también?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jésus donc dit aux douze: Et vous, voulez-vous aussi vous en aller?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach Jesus zu den Zwölfen: Wollt ihr etwa auch weggehen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ex hoc multi discipulorum ejus abierunt retro: et jam non cum illo ambulabant.