King James Version
What Does John 6:68 Mean?
“Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”
Context
66
From that time many of his disciples went back , and walked no more with him.
67
Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
69
And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
70
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(68) **Then Simon Peter answered.**—The look may have been directed to Peter, or here, as elsewhere, his natural character makes him spokesman for the Twelve. And striking is his speech. “Go away? To whom? They had left all to follow Him, and find all in Him. The Baptist is not living, and they know no other teacher. Go away? How could it be, when His words are spirit and eternal life?” (John 6:63.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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