John 6:66

New International Reader's Version

From this time on, many of his disciples turned back. They no longer followed him.

Cross References

Zephaniah 1:6

I will destroy those who stop following the Lord. They no longer look to him or ask him for advice.

Matthew 19:22

When the young man heard this, he went away sad. He was very rich.

Luke 9:62

Jesus replied, “Suppose someone starts to plow and then looks back. That person is not fit for service in God’s kingdom.”

John 2:2

Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

John 6:60

Jesus’ disciples heard this. Many of them said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”

John 6:64

But there are some of you who do not believe.” Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe. And he had known who was going to hand him over to his enemies.

John 7:3

Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea. Then your disciples there will see the works that you do.

John 8:31

Jesus spoke to the Jews who had believed him. “If you obey my teaching,” he said, “you are really my disciples.

2 Timothy 1:15

You know that all the believers in Asia Minor have deserted me. They include Phygelus and Hermogenes.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas has deserted me. He has gone to Thessalonica. He left me because he loved this world. Crescens has gone to Galatia. Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

Hebrews 10:38

And, “The one who is right with God will live by faith. And I am not pleased with the one who pulls back.” (Habakkuk 2:3,4)

1 John 2:19

These enemies left our community of believers. They didn’t really belong to us. If they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by leaving they showed that none of them belonged to us.