There is not a shadow of probability in the interpretation put upon this verse by the Sacramentarians. They explained the verse to mean: that the _figurative_ sense of what He had said regarding the necessity of eating His flesh and blood profits, but that the _literal_ sense would profit nothing. Thus they professed to find in these words an assurance that Christ had not spoken of a real eating of His flesh in the Eucharist, but only of a spiritual reception of Himself through faith. In reply to this we say—(1) that throughout the rest of the Bible “spiritus” and “caro” are not even once used of a figurative and literal sense; (2) if Christ here gave the explanation which our adversaries suppose, how is it that, as we learn from verse 67, many of His disciples retired notwithstanding, and walked with Him no more? In such an explanation all their difficulty would be removed, and they would be taught that it was only of a figurative eating by faith that Christ had been speaking. How then account for their departure? But it was different in the explanation we have given above. In our view, Christ, still insisting on a real reception of His flesh, merely explains how it is that such real reception can lead to such glorious results. 65. Sed sunt quidam ex vobis, 65. But there are some of you qui non credunt. Sciebat enim that believe not. For Jesus ab initio Iesus qui essent non knew from the beginning who credentes, et quis traditurus they were that did not esset eum. believe, and who he was that would betray him. 65. In the view we hold regarding verse 64, the connection of this verse with it is: the fact that I am God explains what you find difficult in My words (verse 64); but some of you do not believe Me to be God; and hence your difficulty (verse 65). To indicate Christ’s Divine knowledge, the Evangelist adds that He knew _from the beginning_, &c. 66. Et dicebat: Propterea dixi 66. And he said: Therefore did vobis, quia nemo potest venire I say to you, that no man can ad me, nisi fuerit ei datum a come to me, unless it be given Patre meo. him by my Father. 66. Christ’s words in this verse are to be connected closely with the beginning of the preceding, the intervening words of the Evangelist being parenthetical.