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FromἘκthis timeτούτουmanyπολλοὶofἐκhis disciplesτῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦturned backἀπῆλθον εἰς τὰ ὀπίσωandκαὶno longerοὐκέτιwalkedπεριεπάτουνwithμετ’him.αὐτοῦ
John 6:66
Study it in the app“From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.”
Many turn back; Peter answers, “To whom shall we go?”Following Jesus
With the Greek beneath
John 6:66, word by word
- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- his disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōn
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētōn” appears- turned backἀπῆλθονapēlthon
turn back
To turn back, or pass away.
Where else “apēlthon” appears- turned backὀπίσωopisō
behind
Behind, backward.
Where else “opisō” appears- walkedπεριεπάτουνperiepatoun
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “periepatoun” appears
The context
65And he was saying, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it has been given him by the Father.”
66 · This verse (above)
67So Jesus said to the Twelve, “You do not want to go away too, do you?”
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?