John 10:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.”
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“Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 10:6 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- Psalms 106:7Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
- Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
- Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
- Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Daniel 12:10Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
- Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- Matthew 13:51Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
- John 6:52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
- John 6:60On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
- John 7:36What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
- John 8:27They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
- John 8:43Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
- John 16:25I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- 1 John 5:20And 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.
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