OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 6:60

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀκούσαντες

/having/_heard

Here, John leaves out a word that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “having heard this”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐστιν ὁ λόγος οὗτος

is ¬the word this

Here, word stands for what Jesus had just spoken to the crowd in verses 26–58. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “What he has just said is” or “These words are”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σκληρός

hard

Here, hard refers to something that causes a negative reaction because it is harsh or unpleasant. It does not refer to something that is difficult to understand, but something that is difficult to accept. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “hard to accept” or “offensive”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίς δύναται αὐτοῦ ἀκούειν?

who /is/_able ˱of˲_it /to_be/_hearing

Here the disciples use the question form for emphasis. If this would be confusing in your language, you could translate these words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “no one is able to listen to it!” or “it is too hard to listen to!”