John 6 · Verse 69

John 6:69

And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 6:69, King James Version

John 6:69 in other translations

BSBWe believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”
WEBWe have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
ASVAnd we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.
YLTand we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
DARBYand we have believed and known that thou art the holy one of God.
BBEAnd we have faith and are certain that you are the Holy One of God.
WebsterAnd we believe, and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

What does John 6:69 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 69. We are sure, &c. See a similar confession of Peter in Mt 16:16, and Mt 16:16. Peter says we are sure, in the name of the whole of the apostles. Jesus immediately cautions him, as he did on other occasions, not to be too confident, for one of them actually had no such feelings, but was a traitor.

(c) "we believe" Mt 16:16, Jn 1:29, 11:27

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 69 We believe - On the authority of thy word; and are sure - have known, εγνωκαμεν, by the evidence of thy miracles, that thou art the Christ, the promised Messiah. And we belyfath and witen that thu eart Crist Godes Son. Anglo-Saxon. How near is the mother to the daughter tongue! Instead of Christ the Son of the living God, some excellent MSS., BCDL, and others, read ὁ αγιος του Θεου, the holy one of God; and this reading Griesbach has received into the text, leaving out του ζωντος, the living. Χριστος, and ἁγιος convey nearly the same meaning; but the Ethiopic, as usual, retains both. Του ζωντες is omitted by BCDL, H, the Coptic, Sahidic, Armenian, later Persic, Vulgate, all the Itala but one, and by the Anglo-Saxon; which last Griesbach has not noticed.

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 6:69 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.

καὶkaiandG2532
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165
πεπιστεύκαμενpepisteukamenhave believedG4100
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenhave knownG1097
ὅτιhotithatG3754
σὺsuYou yourselfG4771
εἶeiareG1510
ὁho<the>G3588
χριστὸςchristosChristG5547
ὁhotheG3588
ἅγιοςhagiosHoly OneG40
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316
τοῦtouwhoG3588
ζῶντος.zōntosis living.G2198

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

Cross references for John 6:69

  • Luke 9:20

    He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

  • John 11:27

    She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

  • Mark 8:29

    And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

  • 1 John 5:1

    Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  • John 1:45-49

    Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. …

  • John 20:28

    And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

  • John 1:41

    He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

  • Mark 1:24

    Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

  • John 1:29

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

  • Matthew 16:16

    And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

  • Romans 1:3

    Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
we believe.
1:29,41,45-49; 11:27; 20:28,31; Mt 16:16; Mr 1:1; 8:29; Lu 9:20
Ac 8:37; Ro 1:3; 1Jo 5:1,20
the living.
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Context

  • John 6:68

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

  • John 6:69

    And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

  • John 6:70

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

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John 6:69 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y nosotros creemos y conocemos que tú eres el Cristo, el Hijo de Dios viviente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et nous, nous croyons et nous savons que toi, tu es le Saint de Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und wir haben geglaubt und erkannt, daß du der Heilige Gottes bist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Respondit ergo ei Simon Petrus: Domine, ad quem ibimus? verba vitæ æternæ habes: