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King James Bible - John 6:66

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:66

Despu�s de esto, muchos de sus discípulos volvieron atr�s, y ya no andaban con �l.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 6:66

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 generally attended his ministry, and acknowledged him for the Messiah.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 66. From that [time] many of his disciples went back , etc.] Not any of the twelve apostles, for they are distinguished from these in the next verse; nor any of the seventy disciples, for their names were written in heaven, and could not apostatize totally and finally, as these did; but some of the multitude of the disciples, who followed Christ, heard him, and professed to believe in him, and were baptized in his name, but were not true disciples, only nominal ones: they had never heard and learned of the Father, otherwise they would have known what it was to come to Christ, as the Father�s gift, and under the drawings of his grace; and would not have been offended at the words of our Lord, just now spoken by him, concerning that sort of coming to him: but from the time he spoke those words; �because of this word�, as the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions render it; they withdrew themselves from his ministry, they dropped their profession of faith in him, and relinquished him as a Saviour and Redeemer: for finding that he would not be made king, nor set up for a temporal redeemer; and talking of himself as the bread of life, and of coming to him, in a sense they did not understand; they turned their backs on him; and as the words may be literally read, �returned to the things that were behind�; to the world, and to their old companions, to Satan and their own hearts lusts; like the dog to its vomit, and the swine to its wallowing in the mire: their true picture is drawn, in the parable of the unclean spirit going out of the man, and returning, ( Matthew 12:43). And they returned to their quondam teachers, the Scribes and Pharisees, and to the law of works, and to seek for righteousness by it; setting up their own righteousness, and not submitting to the righteousness of Christ; and thus to look back and draw back, is a sad case indeed: and walked no more with him ; never returned to him more, or went with him from place to place as before: never more attended on his ministry, or had any intimacy and fellowship with him: and so it commonly is with apostates from the profession of Christ; they seldom or ever return, or are recovered; it is difficult, if not impossible, which is sometimes the case, to renew them again to repentance.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 66-71 - When we admit into our minds hard thoughts of the words and works of Jesus, we enter into temptation, which, if the Lord in mercy preven not, will end in drawing back. The corrupt and wicked heart of ma often makes that an occasion for offence, which is matter of the greatest comfort. Our Lord had, in the foregoing discourse, promise eternal life to his followers; the disciples fastened on that plai saying, and resolved to cleave to him, when others fastened on har sayings, and forsook him. Christ's doctrine is the word of eterna life, therefore we must live and die by it. If we forsake Christ, we forsake our own mercies. They believed that this Jesus was the Messia promised to their fathers, the Son of the living God. When we ar tempted to backslide or turn away, it is good to remember firs principles, and to keep to them. And let us ever remember our Lord' searching question; Shall we go away and forsake our Redeemer? To who can we go? He alone can give salvation by the forgiveness of sins. An this alone brings confidence, comfort, and joy, and bids fear an despondency flee away. It gains the only solid happiness in this world and opens a way to the happiness of the next __________________________________________________________________

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Greek Textus Receptus

εκ 1537 PREP τουτου 5127 D-GSM πολλοι 4183 A-NPM απηλθον 565 5627 V-2AAI-3P των 3588 T-GPM μαθητων 3101 N-GPM αυτου 846 P-GSM εις 1519 PREP τα 3588 T-APN οπισω 3694 ADV και 2532 CONJ ουκετι 3765 ADV μετ 3326 PREP αυτου 846 P-GSM περιεπατουν 4043 5707 V-IAI-3P

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

66. From that time (ek toutou). Render, as Rev., upon this. As a result proceeding out of (ek) this. Compare xix. 12.

Went back (aphlqon eiv ta opisw). The Greek expresses more than the English. They went away (apo) from Christ, Literally, to the things behind, to what they had left in order to follow the Lord.

Walked (periepatoun). Literally, walked about, with Jesus in His wanderings here and there.