John 6:60
Strong's Lexicon
On hearing [it],
ἀκούσαντες (akousantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

many
Πολλοὶ (Polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples
μαθητῶν (mathētōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

said,
εἶπαν (eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“This
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

a difficult
Σκληρός (Sklēros)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4642: Hard, violent, harsh, stern. From the base of skelos; dry, i.e. Hard or tough.

teaching.
λόγος (logos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

Who
τίς (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

can
δύναται (dynatai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

accept
ἀκούειν (akouein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

it ?
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?

Young's Literal Translation
many, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, ‘This word is hard; who is able to hear it?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, “ This teaching is hard! Who can accept it? ”

New American Standard Bible
Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard [this] said, "This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?"

King James Bible
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"

New Living Translation
Many of his disciples said, "This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?"

English Standard Version
When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”

New American Standard Bible
Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this said, "This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?"

King James Bible
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, "This teaching is hard! Who can accept it?"

International Standard Version
When many of his disciples heard this, they said, "This is a difficult statement. Who can accept it?"

NET Bible
Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said, "This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?"

American Standard Version
Many therefore of his disciples, when the heard this , said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?

English Revised Version
Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?

Young's Literal Translation
many, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, 'This word is hard; who is able to hear it?'
















Cross References
John 2:2
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

John 5:25
Verily, verily, I say unto 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.

John 6:52
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

John 6:64
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.

John 6:66
From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

John 7:3
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 6:59
These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

John 6:58
This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

John 6:57
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

John 6:61
When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
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