From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
After that, a bunch of his followers decided they were done and stopped following him around.
Sometimes the truth makes people walk away, and that's okay.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of John, this verse follows Jesus' teaching on being the Bread of Life, where he explained that true followers must believe in him for eternal life, which confused many who were drawn to his miracles like feeding the five thousand. This occurred during Jesus' ministry in Galilee, a time when religious expectations in Jewish culture emphasized adherence to the Law, but Jesus' claims about himself as divine were revolutionary and hard to accept. As a result, some disciples, who were likely seeking a political or material messiah, chose to leave rather than embrace his spiritual demands.
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