²¹ For just as the Father raises the dead and ^(A)gives them life, so ^(B)the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

⁵⁷ Just as the ^(A)living Father ^(B)sent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread that ^(C)came down out of heaven, not as ^(D)the fathers ate and died; the one who eats this bread ^(E)will live forever.”

Words to the Disciples

⁵⁹ These things He said ^(F)in the synagogue as He taught ^(G)in Capernaum.

⁶⁰ So then many of His ^(H)disciples, when they heard this, said, “^(I)This statement is very ^[a]unpleasant; who can listen to it?” ⁶¹ But Jesus, ^(J)aware that His disciples were complaining about this, said to them, “Is this ^[b](K)offensive to you? ⁶² What then if you see ^(L)the Son of Man ^(M)ascending to where He was before? ^63 (N)It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit; ^(O)the words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and are life. ⁶⁴ But there are ^(P)some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus ^(Q)knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and ^(R)who it was who would ^[c]betray Him. ⁶⁵ And He was saying, “For this reason I have ^(S)told you that no one can come to Me unless ^(T)it has been granted him from the Father.”

Peter’s Confession of Faith

⁶⁶ As a result of this many of His ^(U)disciples ^(V)left, and would no longer walk with Him. ⁶⁷ So Jesus said to ^(W)the twelve, “You do not want to leave also, do you?” ^68 (X)Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have ^(Y)words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ And we have already believed and have come to know that You are ^(Z)the Holy One of God.” ⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, “^(AA)Did I Myself not choose you, ^(AB)the twelve? And yet one of you is ^(AC)a devil.” ⁷¹ Now He meant Judas ^(AD)the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, ^(AE)one of ^(AF)the twelve, ^[d]was going to betray Him.

² For ^(A)the law of the Spirit of life ^[a]in ^(B)Christ Jesus ^(C)has set you free from the law of sin and of death.