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60 When His disciples heard this, many of them said, This is a hard and difficult and strange saying (an offensive and unbearable message). Who can stand to hear it? [Who can be expected to listen to such teaching?]

61 But Jesus, knowing within Himself that His disciples were complaining and protesting and grumbling about it, said to them: Is this a stumbling block and an offense to you? [Does this upset and displease and shock and scandalize you?]

62 What then [will be your reaction] if you should see the Son of Man ascending to [the place] where He was before?

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Reacción de los discípulos

60 Por eso muchos de sus discípulos(A), cuando oyeron esto, dijeron: Dura es esta declaración(B); ¿quién puede escucharla? 61 Pero Jesús, sabiendo(C) en su interior que sus discípulos murmuraban por esto, les dijo: ¿Esto os escandaliza[a](D)? 62 ¿Pues qué si vierais al Hijo del Hombre(E) ascender adonde antes estaba(F)?

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Footnotes

  1. Juan 6:61 U, os hace tropezar

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

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

62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

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Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(A) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(B)

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?(C) 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man(D) ascend to where he was before!(E)

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