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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And we have believed and have known that You are the Holy One of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And we have <i>already</i> believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And we have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And we have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We have believed <i>and</i> confidently trusted, and [even more] we have come to know [by personal observation and experience] that You are the Holy One of God [the Christ, the Son of the living God].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have come to believe and know that You are the Holy One of God!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We have faith in you, and we are sure that you are God's Holy One." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Besides, we believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And now we believe and know that you are the Holy One who has come from God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Besides, we have believed and remain convinced that you are the Holy One of God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And we believe, and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And we have come to believe and know that *you* are indeed the Holy One of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and we have believed, and we have known, that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And we have believed and have known that You are the Holy One of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And we have believed, and known, that thou art Christ, Son of the living God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And we have believed and have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 6:70>And we have believed, and we recognize that you are the Christ, the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And we have believed and known that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And we believe and know that you are The Messiah, The Son of THE LIVING GOD.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and we believe, and know that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />we have believed and we know that thou art the Holy One of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And we have believed and known that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and we have believed and we have acknowledged that you are the Christ, the son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And we have come to believe and know that *you* are indeed the Holy One of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And we have believed and know, that Thou art the Holy One of God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and know that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/6-69.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2261" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Peter's Confession of Faith</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">68</span>Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. <span class="reftext">69</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">We</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pepisteukamen (V-RIA-1P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believe</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: egnōkamen (V-RIA-1P) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">know</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sy (PPro-N2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">You</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ei (V-PIA-2S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: Hagios (Adj-NMS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">Holy One</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">70</span>Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a></span><br />Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-29.htm">Mark 8:29</a></span><br />“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-20.htm">Luke 9:20</a></span><br />“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-27.htm">John 11:27</a></span><br />“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-36.htm">Acts 2:36</a></span><br />Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-14.htm">Acts 3:14-15</a></span><br />You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. / You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Acts 4:10-12</a></span><br />then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. / This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ / Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9</a></span><br />that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">1 John 4:15</a></span><br />If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">1 John 5:1</a></span><br />Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-5.htm">1 John 5:5</a></span><br />Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-20.htm">1 John 5:20</a></span><br />And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a></span><br />But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Hebrews 3:1</a></span><br />Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14</a></span><br />Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And we believe and are sure that you are that Christ, the Son of the living God.</p><p class="hdg">we believe.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29,41,45-49</a></b></br> The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/11-27.htm">John 11:27</a></b></br> She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/20-28.htm">John 20:28,31</a></b></br> And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God… </p><p class="hdg">the living.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-57.htm">John 6:57</a></b></br> As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-64.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/6-64.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/john/4-42.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/john/6-64.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/5-39.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/john/6-55.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/luke/21-31.htm">Sure</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/7-5.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/7-31.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/john/7-26.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/john/7-31.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/7-39.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/john/7-12.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/16-30.htm">Sure</a><div class="vheading2">John 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-1.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-15.htm">Thereupon the people would have made him king;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-16.htm">but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-32.htm">declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">66. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-66.htm">Many disciples depart from him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">68. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-68.htm">Peter confesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">70. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/6-70.htm">Judas is a devil.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of both "believe" and "know" indicates a faith that is both intellectual and experiential. In the context of <a href="/john/6.htm">John 6</a>, many disciples were turning away from Jesus after His teaching on being the Bread of Life. However, Peter, speaking for the Twelve, affirms their steadfast faith. This dual affirmation of belief and knowledge is reminiscent of the call to love God with all one's heart, soul, and mind (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a>). It underscores the importance of a faith that is not blind but informed and assured.<p><b>that You are</b><br>The phrase "You are" is a direct acknowledgment of Jesus' identity. In the Gospel of John, Jesus makes several "I am" statements (e.g., <a href="/john/8-58.htm">John 8:58</a>, "Before Abraham was born, I am"), which echo God's self-revelation to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>. This acknowledgment by the disciples is a recognition of Jesus' divine nature and authority. It is a confession that aligns with the purpose of John's Gospel, which is to demonstrate that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God (<a href="/john/20-31.htm">John 20:31</a>).<p><b>the Holy One of God.</b><br>This title, "the Holy One of God," is significant in its Old Testament roots and its Christological implications. In the Old Testament, "Holy One" is often used to describe God Himself (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/43-15.htm">Isaiah 43:15</a>). By using this title, the disciples are recognizing Jesus as set apart and consecrated by God, sharing in His divine holiness. This confession also connects to other New Testament affirmations of Jesus' divine nature, such as Peter's declaration in <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a>, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." The title emphasizes Jesus' unique role in God's redemptive plan, fulfilling prophecies and typologies of the Messiah who would come to save His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>Central figure in this passage, identified as the "Holy One of God." This title emphasizes His divine nature and mission.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/simon_peter.htm">Simon Peter</a></b><br>The disciple who makes the confession of faith in Jesus, representing the collective belief of the apostles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The group of followers who are present with Jesus, some of whom struggle with His teachings in this chapter.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>The location where much of <a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">John 6</a> takes place, including Jesus' discourse on the Bread of Life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bread_of_life_discourse.htm">The Bread of Life Discourse</a></b><br>The event where Jesus teaches about being the spiritual sustenance for eternal life, leading to Peter's declaration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/confession_of_faith.htm">Confession of Faith</a></b><br>Peter's declaration is a model of faith for believers, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and confessing Jesus as the Holy One of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_jesus'_identity.htm">Understanding Jesus' Identity</a></b><br>Recognizing Jesus as the Holy One is crucial for understanding His role in salvation history and His divine authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_challenge_of_discipleship.htm">The Challenge of Discipleship</a></b><br>The context of this passage shows that following Jesus requires faith, even when His teachings are difficult to understand or accept.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The ability to believe and know Jesus as the Holy One is enabled by the Holy Spirit, who reveals truth to believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a></b><br>Despite challenges and doubts, believers are called to persevere in their faith, trusting in Jesus' identity and promises.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(69) <span class= "bld">And we believe and are sure.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">We have believed and are sure.</span> (Comp. <a href="/context/john/1-41.htm" title="He first finds his own brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.">John 1:41-42</a>.) Go away? The faith which first burned in their hearts has passed into the calm certainty of settled knowledge.<p><span class= "bld">Thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God,</span> has found its way into this place from the confession of <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm" title="And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.">Matthew 16:16</a>. The almost certain reading here is, <span class= "ital">Thou art the Holy One of God.</span> They had heard this title ascribed to Him by beings from the spirit world (comp. Note on <a href="/mark/1-24.htm" title="Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, you Jesus of Nazareth? are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God.">Mark 1:24</a>), and it has been, perhaps, suggested by the present discourse (<a href="/john/6-32.htm" title="Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.">John 6:32</a>; <a href="/john/6-46.htm" title="Not that any man has seen the Father, save he which is of God, he has seen the Father.">John 6:46</a>). Like the title Messiah, or Christ, it marks out the consecration to His work. (Comp. <a href="/john/10-30.htm" title="I and my Father are one.">John 10:30</a>; <a href="/1_john/2-20.htm" title="But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things.">1John 2:20</a>; <a href="/revelation/3-7.htm" title="And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things said he that is holy, he that is true, he that has the key of David, he that opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens;">Revelation 3:7</a>.) The true reading brings out the successive confessions, which are certainly twice, and probably three times, spoken by Peter. This is the second, coming between that of <a href="/matthew/14-33.htm" title="Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth you are the Son of God.">Matthew 14:33</a> and that of <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm" title="And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.">Matthew 16:16</a>. (See Notes at these places.) . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/6-69.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">We</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(hēmeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">believe</span><br /><span class="grk">πεπιστεύκαμεν</span> <span class="translit">(pepisteukamen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγνώκαμεν</span> <span class="translit">(egnōkamen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="grk">σὺ</span> <span class="translit">(sy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Holy One</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἅγιος</span> <span class="translit">(Hagios)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.”</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/6-69.htm">NT Gospels: John 6:69 We have come to believe and know (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/6-68.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 6:68"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 6:68" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/6-70.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 6:70"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 6:70" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>