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John 6:66

Upon this

(εκ τουτου). Same idiom in John 19:12. "Out of this saying or circumstance." Jesus drew the line of cleavage between the true and the false believers.Went back

(απηλθον εις τα οπισω). Aorist (ingressive) active indicative of απερχομα with εις τα οπισω, "to the rear" (the behind things) as in John 18:6.Walked no more with him

(ουκετ μετ' αυτου περιεπατουν). Imperfect active of περιπατεω. The crisis had come. These half-hearted seekers after the loaves and fishes and political power turned abruptly from Jesus, walked out of the synagogue with a deal of bluster and were walking with Jesus no more. Jesus had completely disillusioned these hungry camp-followers who did not care for spiritual manna that consisted in intimate appropriation of the life of Jesus as God's Son.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 66. _MANY OF HIS DISCIPLES WENT BACK_] They no longer associated with him, nor professed to acknowledge him as the Messiah. None of these were of the _twelve_. Christ had many others who general...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    MANY OF HIS DISCIPLES - Many who had followed him professedly as his disciples and as desirous of learning of him. See the notes at John 6:60. WENT BACK - Turned away from him and left him. From this...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

    MANY OF HIS DISCIPLES WENT BACK. They were of the unbelieving. Their faith was not strong enough to accept the great doctrine of eating his flesh....

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE LOAVES AND FISHES (John 6:1-13)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    After this many of his disciples turned back and would not walk with him any more. Jesus said to the Twelve: "Surely you too do not want to go away?" Simon Peter answered him: "Lord, to whom are we to...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _From that time_ This may be the meaning, but more probably it means _in consequence of that_. HEREUPON has somewhat of the ambiguity of the Greek, combining the notions of time and result. The Greek...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἘΚ ΤΟΎΤΟΥ. Combines the notions of ‘from that time’ and ‘in consequence of that;’ UPON THIS: we are to understand a _continual_ drifting away. The phrase occurs in N.T. here and John 19:12 only. ἈΠΗ͂Λ...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    par Ver 60. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? 61. When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them,...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΚ ΤΟΎΤΟΥ (G3778) Либо "по этой причине" либо "с этого момента" (Barrett), ΆΠΉΛΘΟΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ John 6:1. ΠΕΡΙΕΠΆΤΟΥΝ _impf. ind. act., см._ John 6:19....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Combined Bible Commentary

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    EFFECTS OF THE DISCOURSE. Many disciples forsake Jesus, but the Twelve stand firm, and their faith is strengthened....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἐκ τούτου, “on this”; neither exclusively “from this time” ἔκτοτε (Euthymius), “from this moment onwards” (Lücke), nor exclusively “on this account,” but a combination of both. _Cf._ John 19:12. Here...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _The crisis in Galilee_....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 66-71. 1. The design of the discourse of this sixth chapter, so far as the apostles were concerned, was undoubtedly to strengthen their faith by calling t...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    From that time [ε κ τ ο υ τ ο υ]. Render, as Rev., upon this. As a result proceeding out of [ε κ] this. Compare John 19:12. Went back [α π η λ θ ο ν ε ι ς τ α ο π ι σ ω]. The Greek expresses more tha...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    From this time many of his disciples went back — So our Lord now began to purge his floor: the proud and careless were driven away, and those remained who were meet for the Master's use....

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