John 10:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

Cross References

Psalm 106:7

Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.

Psalm 82:5

They have neither knowledge nor understanding; they walk around in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Proverbs 28:5

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

Isaiah 56:11

The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. The shepherds also have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, to their own gain, one and all.

Daniel 12:10

Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

Matthew 13:34

Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing.

Matthew 13:51

“Have you understood all this?” They answered, “Yes.”

Mark 4:34

he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.

John 16:25

“I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures but will tell you plainly of the Father.

John 16:29

His disciples said, “Yes, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech!

John 6:52

The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

John 6:60

When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?”

John 7:36

What does he mean by saying, ‘You will search for me, but you will not find me’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

John 8:27

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

John 8:43

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot accept my word.

1 Corinthians 2:14

Those who are unspiritual do not receive the gifts of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns back to its own vomit,” and, “The sow is washed only to wallow in the mud.”

1 John 5:20

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