Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Why do you not understand my speech? even because you cannot hear my word.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;
And blessed is he, whoever shall not be offended in me.
As also in all his letters, 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, to their own destruction.
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing you are dull of hearing.
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
Truly, truly, I say to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
His brothers therefore said to him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that your disciples also may see the works that you do.