Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:59-60

"These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disciples, when the heard [this], said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?" — John 6:59-60 (ASV)

These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

Preachers must not be astonished if they stagger their hearers when they proclaim the truth; they must not retract what they have said, nor tone it down, because so-and-so is offended by it. Truth is hard, especially to hard hearts. Every great truth is hard for a beginner in the school of Christ; but it is nonetheless to be taught, for what is difficult today may become delightful tomorrow, or whenever we are better educated in the things of God.