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Berean Standard Bible

“On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?””

John 6:60

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After Jesus teaches about himself as the bread of life and speaks of eating his flesh and drinking his blood, many of his disciples react.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y muchos de sus discípulos oyéndolo, dijeron: Dura es esta palabra: ¿quién la puede oir?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al escucharlo, muchos de sus discípulos dijeron: «Esto que tú enseñas es muy difícil de aceptar. ¿Quién puede estar de acuerdo con eso?».

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