They are always learning. But they are never able to come to know the truth.

常常学习，终久不能明白真道。

虽然常常学习，终久无法达到明白真理的地步。

虽然常常学习，终久无法达到明白真理的地步。

虽然常常学习，却不能明白真理。

虽然常常学习，总不能充分明白真理。

虽然一直学习，却始终不能达到到真理的知识当中。

常常學習，終久不能明白真道。

雖然常常學習，終久無法達到明白真理的地步。

雖然常常學習，終久無法達到明白真理的地步。

雖然常常學習，卻不能明白真理。

雖然常常學習，總不能充分明白真理。

雖時常學習，終久不能達到真理之認識。

雖然一直學習，卻始終不能達到到真理的知識當中。

雖常學問、而終不識真理、

此女亦嘗學問、終不識真理、

此婦常學道、而終不識真理、

逐物移意、但知下學、不知上達。

always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

( Such women are forever following new teachings, but they are never able to understand the truth.)

always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Such women are always seeking instruction, yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

They must gently teach those who are against them. Maybe God will give a change of heart to those who are against you. That will lead them to know the truth.

The time will come when people won’t put up with true teaching. Instead, they will try to satisfy their own desires. They will gather a large number of teachers around them. The teachers will say what the people want to hear.The people will turn their ears away from the truth. They will turn to stories that aren’t true.

Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who live by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following the ways of the world. You aren’t growing as Christ wants you to. You are still like babies.The words I spoke to you were like milk, not like solid food. You weren’t ready for solid food yet. And you still aren’t ready for it.You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?One of you says,“ I follow Paul.” Another says,“ I follow Apollos.” Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?

We will no longer be babies in the faith. We won’t be like ships tossed around by the waves. We won’t be blown here and there by every new teaching. We won’t be blown around by cleverness and tricks. Certain people use them to hide their evil plans.

He replied,“ Because you have been given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. It has not been given to outsiders.

He wants all people to be saved. He wants them to come to know the truth.

We have a lot to say about this. But it is hard to make it clear to you. That’s because you are no longer trying to understand.

They say to the seers,‘ Don’t see any more visions!’ They say to the prophets,‘ Don’t give us any more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy things we want to hear even if they aren’t true.Get out of our way! Get off our path! Keep the Holy One of Israel away from us!’ ”

Those who make fun of others look for wisdom and don’t find it. But knowledge comes easily to those who understand what is right.

You accept praise from one another. But you do not seek the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

Everyone who does evil deeds hates the light. They will not come into the light. They are afraid that what they do will be seen.But anyone who lives by the truth comes into the light. They live by the truth with God’s help. They come into the light so that it will be easy to see their good deeds.

But to this day the Lord hasn’t given you a mind that understands. He hasn’t given you eyes that see. He hasn’t given you ears that hear.

Speak to them. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Suppose any of the Israelites think about other gods. And they fall into the evil trap of worshiping them. Then they go to a prophet to ask for advice. If they do, I myself will tell the prophet to answer them in keeping with their worship of many gods.I will win back the hearts of the people of Israel. All of them have deserted me for their other gods.” ’“ So speak to the people of Israel. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Turn away from your sins! Also turn away from your gods. Give up all the evil things you have done. I hate them.“‘ “Suppose any of the Israelites or any outsiders who live in Israel separate themselves from me. And they think about other gods. They fall into the evil trap of worshiping them. Then they go to a prophet to ask me for advice. If they do, I myself will tell the prophet to answer them.I will turn against them. I will make an example out of them. People will talk about the bad things that happen to them. I will remove them from you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.“‘ “Suppose that prophet is stirred up to give a prophecy. Then I am the one who has stirred him up. And I will reach out my powerful hand against him. I will destroy him from among my people Israel.The prophet will be as much to blame as the one who asks him for advice. Both of them will be guilty.

At the same time that Jesus did those signs, many of the Jewish leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees, they would not openly admit they believed. They were afraid they would be thrown out of the synagogue.They loved praise from people more than praise from God.