John 6:60 · KJV
“Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard {this}, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?”
— John 6:60
These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? {offend: or, scandalize, or, cause you to stumble}
John 6 — Context
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
59These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard {this}, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
61When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? {offend: or, scandalize, or, cause you to stumble}
62{What} and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
Cross References
John 6:66
From that {time} many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
John 8:43
Why do ye not understand my speech? {even} because ye cannot hear my word.
John 8:31
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, {then} are ye my disciples indeed;
Matthew 11:6
And blessed is {he}, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
John 6:41-42
The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
2 Peter 3:16
As also in all {his} epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as {they do} also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
Hebrews 5:11
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.