John 6:67 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Will ye also go away? — We have to think of the disciples grouped round Him, the Twelve — now a distinct body, and so well known that St. John names them for the first time without a note — being nearer to Him than the rest, and of these the first four (see Note on Matthew 10:2) the nearest. Many go away from Him. Men He had taught, borne with in all their weakness and darkness, watched as some light seemed to dawn upon them, hoped for, prayed for, lived for, and would die for, turn back. Yes; that heart, too, can feel the bitterness of disappointment. He looks at the Twelve close to Him, and says to them, Ye also do not wish to go away? The question expects the answer it receives. There He has hope still.