That's rich.
There's nothing devious about it, it's the clear words of Jesus Christ Himself.
People who say, "it's a hard saying, who can hear it" walked away from Christ then and obviously they do the same now because they have their own idea of what Jesus Christ should be and won't accept Jesus Christ as He is.
Eve was the same way, intent on going her own way.
HMMMmmm...
There are people who have their own idea of what Jesus's mother SHOULD be and won't accept her as she is described in Scripture.