Now the Jews murmured at him for saying, "I am the bread which has come down from heaven."
I am the bread of life.
for the bread of God is what comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
And the crowd disputed about him hotly; some said, "He is a good man," but others said, "No, he is misleading the people."
After that, many of his disciples drew back and would not associate with him any longer.
Now many of his disciples, on hearing it, said, "This is hard to take in! Who can listen to talk like this?"
For these people are murmurers, grumbling at their lot in life — they fall in with their own passions, their talk is arrogant, they pay court to men to benefit themselves.
Such is the bread which has come down from heaven: your ancestors ate their bread and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live for ever."
Jesus replied to them, "Stop murmuring to yourselves.
But when they saw this, everyone began to mutter that he had gone to be the guest of a sinner.
but the Pharisees and the scribes complained, "He welcomes sinners and eats along with them!"
But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with taxgatherers and sinners?"
And you must not murmur, as some of them did — only to be destroyed by the destroying angel.
Now here is John's testimony. When the Jews of Jerusalem despatched priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?"