John 10:6

American Standard Version (1901)

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

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  • Ps 82:5 : 5 They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
  • Ps 106:7 : 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
  • Prov 28:5 : 5 Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.
  • Isa 6:9-9 : 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
  • Isa 56:11 : 11 Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
  • Dan 12:10 : 10 Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand.
  • Matt 13:13-14 : 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
  • Matt 13:51 : 51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.
  • John 16:25 : 25 These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
  • John 6:52 : 52 The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
  • John 6:60 : 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when the heard [this], said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?
  • John 7:36 : 36 What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?
  • John 8:27 : 27 They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father.
  • John 8:43 : 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? [Even] because ye cannot hear my word.

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    45But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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    50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

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    32But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

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    13Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

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  • Mark 4:10-13
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    10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.

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    12that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

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    34And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.

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    21And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

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    26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.

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    15And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.

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    10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

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    34All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

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    9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

    10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

  • John 16:18
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    18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.

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    3And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

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    6And they could not answer again unto these things.

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    9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

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    8All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

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    43Why do ye not understand my speech? [Even] because ye cannot hear my word.

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    16But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

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    6For he knew not what to answer; for they became sore afraid.

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    33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;

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    10And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: