John 10:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Jesus gave them this figure of speech, but they did not understand  what he was telling them.

Cross References

Isaiah 56:11

These dogs have fierce appetites; they never have enough. And they are shepherds who have no discernment; all of them turn to their own way, every last one for his own profit.

Proverbs 28:5

The evil do not understand justice, but those who seek the  Lord understand everything.

John 16:25

‘I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

Matthew 13:51

‘Have you understood all these things? ’ They answered him, ‘Yes.’

Daniel 12:10

Many will be purified,  cleansed, and refined,  but the wicked will act wickedly;  none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come  and has given us understanding so that we may know the true one.  We are in the true one #– #that is, in his Son, Jesus Christ.  He is the true God and eternal life.

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the person without the Spirit  does not receive what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated  spiritually.

John 8:43

Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to   my word.

John 8:27

They did not know he was speaking to them about the Father.

John 7:36

What is this remark he made: “You will look for me, and you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come”   ? ’

John 6:60

Therefore, when many of his disciples heard this, they said, ‘This teaching is hard. Who can accept  it? ’

John 6:52

At that, the Jews argued  among themselves,  ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat? ’

Matthew 13:34

Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and he did not tell them anything without a parable,

Mark 4:34

He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, he explained everything to his own disciples.

John 16:29

His disciples said, ‘Look, now you’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language.

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit,   , and, ‘A washed sow returns to wallowing in the mud.’