⁵³ Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless ^(A)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.

Many Disciples Turn Away

^60 (A)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a ^[a]hard saying; who can understand it?”

⁶¹ When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples ^[a]complained about this, He said to them, “Does this ^[b]offend you?

^66 (A)From that time many of His disciples went ^[a]back and walked with Him no more.