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Jesus said this while he was teaching in a synagogue in Capernaum.
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When many of Jesus' disciples heard him, they said, "What he says is hard to accept. Who wants to listen to him anymore?"
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Jesus was aware that his disciples were criticizing his message. So Jesus asked them, "Did what I say make you lose faith?
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What if you see the Son of Man go where he was before?
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Life is spiritual. Your physical existence doesn't contribute to that life. The words that I have spoken to you are spiritual. They are life.
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But some of you don't believe." Jesus knew from the beginning those who wouldn't believe and the one who would betray him.
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So he added, "That is why I told you that people cannot come to me unless the Father provides the way."
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Jesus' speech made many of his disciples go back to the lives they had led before they followed Jesus.
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So Jesus asked the twelve apostles, "Do you want to leave me too?"
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Simon Peter answered Jesus, "Lord, to what person could we go? Your words give eternal life.
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Besides, we believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."