Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:66

"Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him." — John 6:66 (ASV)

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

Did He want them? I believe not. He did not desire to have around Him a mass of chaff, but the pure winnowed corn. Consequently, He used His own word as the winnowing fan. And I believe, brothers and sisters, that wherever Christ is faithfully preached, preaching is the best form of church discipline.

Somehow, carnal minds grow weary of it, and they go away, and those who do not have a longing and a love for the truth fall away on their own; so they walk no more with Him.