John 6:66

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

⁶⁵ And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father. ⁶⁶ Because of what he said, a number of the disciples went back and would no longer go with him. ⁶⁷ So Jesus said to the twelve, Have you a desire to go away?

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John 6:60

Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

Zephaniah 1:6

And those who are turned back from going after the Lord, and those who have not made prayer to the Lord or got directions from him.

Matthew 12:40-45

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Matthew 13:20-21

And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

Matthew 19:22

But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.

Matthew 21:8-11

And all the people put their clothing down in the way; and others got branches from the trees, and put them down in the way.

Matthew 27:20-25

Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

Luke 9:62

But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

John 6:64

But still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him.

John 8:31

Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;

2 Timothy 1:15

You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:

2 Timothy 4:10

For Demas has gone away from me, for love of this present life, and has gone to Thessalonica: Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Hebrews 10:38

But the upright man will be living by his faith; and if he goes back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.

2 Peter 2:20-22

For if, after they have got free from the unclean things of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again taken in the net and overcome, their last condition is worse than their first.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.