John 10:6

New Century Version

Jesus told the people this story, but they did not understand what it meant.

Cross References

Psalm 106:7

Our ancestors in Egypt did not learn from your miracles. They did not remember all your kindnesses, so they turned against you at the Red Sea.

Psalm 82:5

“You know nothing. You don’t understand. You walk in the dark, while the world is falling apart.

Proverbs 28:5

Evil people do not understand justice, but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.

Isaiah 56:11

They are like hungry dogs that are never satisfied. They are like shepherds who don’t know what they are doing. They all have gone their own way; all they want to do is satisfy themselves.

Daniel 12:10

Many people will be made clean, pure, and spotless, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. Those wicked people will not understand these things, but the wise will understand them.

Matthew 13:34

Jesus used stories to tell all these things to the people; he always used stories to teach them.

Matthew 13:51

Jesus asked his followers, “Do you understand all these things?” They answered, “Yes, we understand.”

Mark 4:34

He always used stories to teach them. But when he and his followers were alone, Jesus explained everything to them.

John 16:25

“I have told you these things indirectly in stories. But the time will come when I will not use stories like that to tell you things; I will speak to you in plain words about the Father.

John 16:29

Then the followers of Jesus said, “You are speaking clearly to us now and are not using stories that are hard to understand.

John 6:52

Then the evil people began to argue among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

John 6:60

When the followers of Jesus heard this, many of them said, “This teaching is hard. Who can accept it?”

John 7:36

What did he mean when he said, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me,’ and ‘You cannot come where I am’?”

John 8:27

The people did not understand that he was talking to them about the Father.

John 8:43

You don’t understand what I say, because you cannot accept my teaching.

1 Corinthians 2:14

A person who does not have the Spirit does not accept the truths that come from the Spirit of God. That person thinks they are foolish and cannot understand them, because they can only be judged to be true by the Spirit.

2 Peter 2:22

What they did is like this true saying: “A dog goes back to what it has thrown up,” and, “After a pig is washed, it goes back and rolls in the mud.”

1 John 5:20

We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we can know the True One. And our lives are in the True One and in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the eternal life.