John 6:68-69

John 6:68-69

[68] Simon  Peter  answered  him,  Lord,  to  whom  shall we go?  thou hast  the words  of eternal  life.  [69] And  believe  and  are sure  that  thou  God. 

What does John 6:68-69 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Typically, Peter spoke for the Twelve. "Lord" (Gr. kurios) can mean simply " Sirach ," but here it probably has a deeper meaning. These disciples were reaffirming their allegiance to the One whom Peter now identified as the Holy One of God (cf. Psalm 16:10; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 43:3; Isaiah 47:4; Isaiah 48:17; Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34). Peter probably did not mean that they viewed Jesus as their last resort but that Jesus was their only hope. They believed that Jesus" teachings resulted in eternal life for those who believed ( John 6:63), and they had believed in Him as the holy Messiah whom God had sent.
Peter"s confession of faith here is not the same as the one He made later at Caesarea Philippi ( Matthew 16:16; Mark 8:29; Luke 9:20). The content is different as is the chronology. Probably Peter"s confession of Jesus" full deity occurred first at Caesarea Philippi. Here he evidently meant that the Twelve believed that Jesus was who He had claimed to be in the preceding discourse, namely, the Messiah who had come with divine revelation from God. Peter referred to Jesus as the Holy One later in his preaching, but that was after receiving much more insight, particularly from Jesus" resurrection ( Acts 2:27; Acts 3:14).