John 6:71

John 6:71 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
• New International Version (NIV)(He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would betray Him, being one of the twelve.

Context of John 6:71

69We believe that you are the Holy One that God has sent. We are sure about that.’ 70Jesus replied, ‘I have chosen the 12 of you. But one of you is a servant of Satan!’ He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Judas was one of the 12 apostles, but later he would sell Jesus to Jesus' enemies.

John 6:71 word by word

ἔλεγεν δὲ τὸν Ἰούδαν Σίμωνος Ἰσκαριώτου· οὗτος γὰρ ἔμελλεν παραδιδόναι αὐτὸν εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• He spakeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• of Judasὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of JudasἸούδαςIoudas · JudasG2455
• IscariotἸσκαριώτης, ἸσκαριώθIskariōtēs · IscariotG2469
• of SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• heοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• it was that shouldμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• betrayπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• beingεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427

Cross-references for John 6:71

• Psalms 109:6Find an evil man to judge my enemy! Put somebody at his right side to accuse him!
• Acts 1:16‘My friends, long ago, the Holy Spirit gave King David a message to speak from God. He spoke about the things that Judas would do. Judas was the one who showed the soldiers how to catch Jesus. These things had to happen in the way that David wrote in the Bible long ago.
• Acts 2:23God knew that Jesus' enemies would give him to you. God had decided that this should happen. You let people who do not obey God's Law fix him to the cross. In that way you killed him.
• Jude 1:4I say this because certain bad people have secretly come among you. They have turned away from God. They are trying to change God's true message. They teach that we can do any evil things that we want to do. They say that God will be kind and he will forgive us for all those things. They do not accept the authority of Jesus Christ, who is our only Master and our Lord. God will certainly punish those wicked people. A long time ago God said that he would punish people like them.
• John 18:2Judas, who sold Jesus to his enemies, knew the garden. He knew the place because Jesus and his disciples had met there often.
• Psalms 41:9Even my special friend has turned against me. He was someone that I trusted. I often ate food with him in my home.
• Psalms 55:13But it is you, my best friend! We did things as men together, and I trusted you!
• Matthew 26:14Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus' 12 apostles. He went to see the leaders of the priests
• Matthew 27:3Judas heard that the Jewish leaders wanted the Roman rulers to kill Jesus. Judas was the man who had helped Jesus' enemies to take hold of him. Now he was very sorry about what he had done. So he took back the 30 silver coins to the leaders of the priests and the important Jews.

Commentaries on John 6:71

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 71He spake of Judas - for he it was that should betray him - ̔ , He who was about to deliver him up. By referring to this matter so often, did not our blessed Lord intend to warn Judas? Was not the evil fully exposed to his view? And who dare say that it was impossible for him to avoid what he had so often been warned against? When the temptation did take place, and his heart, in purpose, had brought forth the sin, might he not have relented, fallen at his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 71He spake of Judas … - There is no evidence that Jesus designated Judas so that the disciples then understood that it was he. It does not appear that the apostles even suspected Judas, as they continued to treat him afterward with the same confidence, for he carried the bag, or the purse containing their little property John 12:6; John 13:29; and at the table, when Jesus said that one of them would betray him, the rest did not suspect Judas until Jesus…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 66-71Verses 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 resolved to cleave to him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 70-71Once again, Jesus showed supernatural knowledge (knowledge beyond normal human ability; see 1:47–49; 4:16–19). He knew what was in people’s hearts (their innermost selves) and what would happen in the future. Jesus knew that Judas would betray him. Judas later betrayed Jesus to the authorities (12:4; 13:2; Matthew 26:14–16). Iscariot means “man from Kerioth.” Kerioth was the home village of Judas’s family.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66-7166-71. 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!Read the comment

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Commentaries on John 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings