“Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?”
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, 'This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?' — the disciples' finding the teaching hard (skleros, harsh/difficult) indicates that the Bread of Life discourse offends conventional faith. The question Who can accept it? (tis dunatai) expresses inability to comprehend.
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