Jesus answered, therefore, and said to them, 'Murmur not one with another;

The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, 'How is this one able to give us [his] flesh to eat?'

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

From this [time] many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him,

and there was much murmuring about him among the multitudes, some indeed said -- 'He is good;' and others said, 'No, but he leadeth astray the multitude;'

and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, 'Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying -- 'With a sinful man he went in to lodge!'

neither murmur ye, as also some of them did murmur, and did perish by the destroyer.

These are murmurers, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;

for the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.'

I am the bread of the life;

'I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live -- to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.'

this is the bread that came down out of the heaven; not as your fathers did eat the manna, and died; he who is eating this bread shall live -- to the age.'