John 6:67-71
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[67] Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?" [68] Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. [69] We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God." [70] Jesus answered them, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?" [71] Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageCapernaum, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, was the setting for Jesus’ bread-of-life teaching that prompted many disciples to leave. In this Galilean context, Jesus’ question exposes the Twelve’s response, with Peter confessing faith while Jesus foretells Judas’s betrayal.
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John 6:67-71 mentions Capernaum, Sea of Galilee and Tiberias.
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