{A hard saying} (skl(8872)os). "This saying is a hard one."
Old adjective, rough, harsh, dried hard (from skell(935c), to dry),
probably the last saying of Jesus that he was the bread of life
come down from heaven and they were to eat him. It is to be hoped
that none of the twelve joined the many disciples in this
complaint. {Hear it} (autou akouein). Or "hear him," hear with
acceptation. For akou(935c) with the genitive see  10:3,16,27 .