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Many therefore of His disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? |
Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?” |
Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard this said, “This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?” |
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On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” |
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?] |
Many of those who had been following His teaching and learning from Him having heard this, then said, Offensive and intolerable is this discourse. Who is able to be hearing it? |
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Many of His disciples heard Him say these things, and commented, “This is hard teaching indeed; who can accept that?” |
So many of His disciples, when they heard it, said, “This teaching is hard to take in. Who can listen to it?” |
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