John 6:66

‘On this many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him.'

Disillusioned by His words many of the disciples who were following Him about ‘drew back and no longer went about with him'. This is one theme of John's Gospel, belief that is based on signs and wrong misconceptions, but is not real. Now that they had learned that He was not to be the all-conquering leader who would deliver them from the Romans and give them glory, but was rather talking about suffering and approaching violent death at the hands of His own people, they no longer wanted to know. But Jesus was already aware of what was in their minds and hearts. He knew those whose faith was false. He knew the nature of the heart that would betray Him.