Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Bible References
Of his
John 6:66
As a result of this many of His disciples abandoned Him, and no longer walked with Him.
John 8:31
So Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are truly My disciples.
This
John 6:41
Now the Jews murmured and found fault with Him because He said, “I am the Bread that came down out of heaven.”
John 8:43 Why do you misunderstand what I am saying? It is because [your spiritual ears are deaf and] you are unable to hear [the truth of] My word.
Matthew 11:6 And blessed [joyful, favored by God] is he who does not take offense at Me [accepting Me as the Messiah and trusting confidently in My message of salvation].”
Hebrews 5:11
Concerning this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull and sluggish in [your spiritual] hearing and disinclined to listen.
2 Peter 3:16
speaking about these things as he does in all of his letters. In which there are some things that are difficult to understand, which the untaught and unstable [who have fallen into error] twist and misinterpret, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.