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There is only one instance in Scripture when it is said that some of His disciples left Him because of something He said and it was because the saying was hard and not because they misunderstood. And, when Jesus speaks about the reason He uses parables, He does not say that those who are hard of heart "misunderstand" Him, rather He says they do not understand; two very different things. If one misunderstands, one has a mistaken understanding of something. un·der·stand/ˌəndərˈstand/ Verb: Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or speaker): "he could usually make himself understood". Perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of (something): "she didn't really understand the situation". mis·un·der·stand (msn-dr-stnd) tr.v. mis·un·der·stood (-std), mis·un·der·stand·ing, mis·un·der·stands To understand incorrectly; misinterpret. The Apostles didn't always understand what Jesus was trying to tell them, understanding came later with the gift of the Holy Spirit. Again, I ask, where in Scripture does it say that those who left after Jesus said they must eat His body and drink His blood did so because they misunderstood Him. And, where does Scripture say that those who did not understand Jesus did so because He did not want them to rather than because they did not want to? God desires All men to be saved. If they are not it is not because of God's will, but because of their own.