Thereforemanyof His disciples,when they heard[this] said,"Thisis a difficultstatement;whocanlistento it?"
"And blessedis he whodoes not take offenseat Me."
and bothJesusand His discipleswere invitedto the wedding.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, an houris comingand nowis, whenthe deadwill hearthe voiceof the Sonof God,and thosewho hearwill live.
Thenthe Jews[began] to arguewith one another,saying,"Howcanthis mangiveus [His] fleshto eat?"
"But there are someof you whodo not believe."For Jesusknewfrom the beginningwhothey were who did not believe,and whoit was that would betrayHim.
As a resultof thismanyof His discipleswithdrewand were not walkingwith Him anymore.
ThereforeHis brotherssaidto Him, "Leavehereand gointo Judea,sothat Your disciplesalsomay seeYour workswhichYou are doing.
SoJesuswas sayingto thoseJewswho had believedHim, "Ifyou continuein My word,[then] you are trulydisciplesof Mine;
"Whydo you not understandwhat I am saying?[It is] becauseyou cannothearMy word.
Concerninghim we have muchto say,and [it is] hard to explain,sinceyou have becomedullof hearing.
as alsoin all[his] letters,speakingin them of these things,in whichare some thingshard to understand,whichthe untaughtand unstabledistort,as [they do] alsothe restof the Scriptures,to their owndestruction.
