Verse 6

This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 82:5 : 5 They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.
  • Ps 106:7 : 7 Our fathers in Egypt, Have not considered wisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.
  • Prov 28:5 : 5 Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.
  • Isa 6:9-9 : 9 And He saith, `Go, and thou hast said to this people, Hear ye -- to hear, and ye do not understand, And see ye -- to see, and ye do not know. 10 Declare fat the heart of this people, And its ears declare heavy, And its eyes declare dazzled, Lest it see with its eyes, And with its ears hear, and its heart consider, And it hath turned back, and hath health.'
  • Isa 56:11 : 11 And the dogs `are' strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they `are' shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:
  • Dan 12:10 : 10 Purify themselves, yea, make themselves white, yea, refined are many: and the wicked have done wickedly, and none of the wicked understand, and those acting wisely do understand;
  • Matt 13:13-14 : 13 `Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand, 14 and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,
  • Matt 13:51 : 51 Jesus saith to them, `Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, `Yes, sir.'
  • John 16:25 : 25 `These things in similitudes I have spoken to you, but there cometh an hour when no more in similitudes will I speak to you, but freely of the Father, will tell you.
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know `them', because spiritually they are discerned;
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 and we have known that the Son of God is come, and hath given us a mind, that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this one is the true God and the life age-during!
  • John 6:52 : 52 The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, `How is this one able to give us `his' flesh to eat?'
  • John 6:60 : 60 many, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, `This word is hard; who is able to hear it?'
  • John 7:36 : 36 what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'
  • John 8:27 : 27 They knew not that of the Father he spake to them;
  • John 8:43 : 43 wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.