Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider thy wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
John 10:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jesus used this parable (illustration) with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about. American Standard Version (1901) This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Common English Bible Those who heard Jesus use this analogy didn’t understand what he was saying. Catholic Public Domain Version Jesus spoke this proverb to them. But they did not understand what he was saying to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them. |
Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider thy wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. The shepherds also have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
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 those who are wise shall understand.
All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed he said nothing to them without a parable.
he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
“I have said this to you in figures; the hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father.
His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure!
The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”
What does he mean by saying, ‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and, ‘Where I am you cannot come’?”
Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.
The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
It has happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog turns back to his own vomit, and the sow is washed only to wallow in the mire.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, to know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.