John 6:69

ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ θεοῦ for ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος (from Matthew 16:16), with אBC1DL against the mass of later MSS. A and T are defective.

69. ἡμεῖς. Emphatic; we (in contrast to the deserters) have believed and have come to know (John 7:17; John 7:26; John 8:32; John 8:51): this has been the case for some time. Note the order; by believing they have come to know; sometimes (1 John 4:16) knowledge precedes faith.

ὁ ἅγιος τ. Θ. S. Peter’s confessions are worth comparing. 1. ‘Thou art the Son of God’ (Matthew 14:33); in this the other Apostles joined. 2. ‘Thou art the Holy One of God’ (John 6:69). 3. ‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God’ (Matthew 16:16). They increase in fulness, as we might expect. For the last he is pronounced ‘blessed’ by Christ. see on John 1:21.