Jesus told this story. But the Pharisees didn’t understand what he was telling them.

耶稣将这比喻告诉他们，但他们不明白所说的是什么意思。

耶稣把这比方告诉他们，但他们不明白他所说的是什么。

耶稣把这比方告诉他们，但他们不明白他所说的是什么。

耶稣讲了这个比喻，但听的人都不明白祂的意思。

耶稣对他们说了这个譬喻，他们却不明白他所说的是什么。

耶稣对他们说了这个比喻，他们却不明白他说的是什么。

耶穌將這比喻告訴他們，但他們不明白所說的是甚麼意思。

耶穌把這比方告訴他們，但他們不明白他所說的是甚麼。

耶穌把這比方告訴他們，但他們不明白他所說的是甚麼。

耶穌講了這個比喻，但聽的人都不明白祂的意思。

耶穌對他們說了這個譬喻，他們卻不明白他所說的是甚麼。

耶穌將這隱喻對他們說，那些人卻不明白他對他們講的是甚麼。

耶穌對他們說了這個比喻，他們卻不明白他說的是什麼。

耶穌以斯喻語之、眾不知其云何、○

耶穌設此譬、人不知其云何、

耶穌以此喻告眾、而眾不解其云何、○

耶穌設此譬喻、而若輩不知其旨、

Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.

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

Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant,

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

Jesus told them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what the things which He was saying to them meant.

Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.

They are like dogs that love to eat. They never get enough. They are like shepherds who don’t have any understanding. All of them do as they please. They only look for what they can get for themselves.

Sinful people don’t understand what is right. But those who worship the Lord understand it completely.

So he said,“ Go and speak to these people. Tell them,“‘ You will hear but never understand. You will see but never know what you are seeing.’Make the hearts of these people stubborn. Plug up their ears. Close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes. They might hear with their ears. They might understand with their hearts. And they might turn to me and be healed.”

Many people will be made pure in the fire. They will be made spotless. But sinful people will continue to be evil. Not one sinful person will understand. But those who are wise will.

“ Do you understand all these things?” Jesus asked.“ Yes,” they replied.

“ I have not been speaking to you plainly. But a time is coming when I will speak clearly. Then I will tell you plainly about my Father.

When our people were in Egypt, they forgot about the Lord’ s miracles. They didn’t remember his many kind acts. At the Red Sea they refused to obey him.

Here is why I use stories when I speak to the people. I say,“ They look, but they don’t really see. They listen, but they don’t really hear or understand.In them the words of the prophet Isaiah come true. He said,“‘ You will hear but never understand. You will see but never know what you are seeing.

“ You leaders don’t know anything. You don’t understand anything. You are in the dark about what is right. Law and order have been destroyed all over the world.

They did not understand that Jesus was telling them about his Father.

Why aren’t my words clear to you? Because you can’t really hear what I say.

Jesus’ disciples heard this. Many of them said,“ This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”

We also know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. So we can know the God who is true. And we belong to the true God by belonging to his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

What did he mean when he said,‘ You will look for me, but you won’t find me’? And what did he mean when he said,‘ You can’t come where I am going’?”

The person without the Spirit doesn’t accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. These things are foolish to them. They can’t understand them. In fact, such things can’t be understood without the Spirit’s help.

Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves. They said,“ How can this man give us his body to eat?”