Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
A lot of his followers heard what Jesus said and were like, 'This is way too intense, who can actually handle this?'
Even Jesus's own people sometimes found his words too much to process.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of John, chapter 6, Jesus had just finished a challenging discourse where He described Himself as the Bread of Life and used metaphors of eating His flesh and drinking His blood to explain spiritual truths related to His upcoming sacrifice. This teaching was given to a crowd of Jewish followers who were still influenced by Old Testament concepts like manna from heaven, making it hard for them to grasp the deeper meaning. As a result, many of His disciples expressed confusion and doubt, questioning whether anyone could truly accept such difficult words.
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