Verse 64
In spite of the importance of spiritual life, Jesus said He recognized that some of His disciples did not believe on Him. This was a tragic irony. They had followed Jesus and had listened to Him, but they did not believe Him.
John added that Jesus knew who did not believe on Him, even who of His disciples would betray Him (John 6:70-71), to show that human unbelief did not take Jesus by surprise.
"Jesus had given ample opportunity for faith to all those who followed him; yet from the beginning his spiritual discernment made him aware of those whose faith was genuine and those whose attachment was only superficial." [Note: Tenney, "John," p. 79.]
"The beginning" may be a reference to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, but it is probably another reference to Jesus’ preincarnate existence (cf. John 1:1).
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