{"id":674,"date":"2009-09-24T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=674"},"modified":"2022-01-13T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T16:45:40","slug":"john-667-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=674","title":{"rendered":"John 6:67-71"},"content":{"rendered":"

67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

69 And we believe and are sure that Thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray Him, being one of the twelve.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Christ knew what they would do. Why ask? To test them? To hear them state their faith? In Greek, this question expects a negative answer. Jesus knew their hearts.<\/h3>\n

Peter was always the first to speak out, sometimes in rashness and ignorance, but sometimes, like here, in earnestness and faith.<\/h3>\n

We believe and we are sure (v.69) \u2014 In Greek, the tense indicates an ongoing, abiding faith.<\/h3>\n

The crowd had been attracted by Christ’s miracles, but Peter speaks of His words (v.68) See verse 63<\/span><\/a>.<\/h3>\n

Son of the living God (v.69) \u2014 literally, “the Holy One of God”<\/h3>\n

John knew of Judas’ betrayal when he wrote this (v.71), but not at the time Christ said it..<\/h3>\n

devil (v.70) \u2014 sold out to Satan (John 13:2<\/span><\/a>, 27<\/span><\/a>).<\/h3>\n

So why did Christ choose Judas? Yea, Mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of My bread, hath lifted up his heel against Me (Psalm 41:9<\/span><\/a>). While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Thy name: those that Thou gavest Me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled (John 17:12<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Judas, who spent three years with Christ and never believed still couldn’t find any flaws in Him. I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood (Matthew 27:4<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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