What started out as a festive atmosphere at the synagogue in Capernaum has turned quite somber. Before, there was a rush of excitement. The first problem comes when the young carpenter refuses to make bread fall from heaven, insisting that he, himself is the Bread from heaven. The Jews do not like that, but Jesus insists that they have to receive his own body to enter into the Kingdom of God.
People are disappointed.
Many are leaving for home. Even Jesus seems upset. They want to tell Jesus what to do, to have him perform miracles on demand. It is okay to follow him, but on their own terms. They don't want to believe he is the Bread of Life or the One come down from heaven.