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SoοὖνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaidεἶπενto the Twelve,τοῖς δώδεκα“Youὑμεῖςdo notΜὴwantθέλετεto go awayὑπάγεινtoo,καὶdo you?”
John 6:67
Study it in the app“So Jesus said to the Twelve, “You do not want to go away too, do you?””
Many turn back; Peter answers, “To whom shall we go?”Following Jesus
With the Greek beneath
John 6:67, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- to the Twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
twelve
The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- wantθέλετεthelete
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelete” appears- to go awayὑπάγεινhypagein
go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypagein” appears
Translation note
The Greek question, with mē, expects the answer “no.”
The context
66From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
67 · This verse (above)
68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life,
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?