Then Jesus said to them,“ Don’t you understand this story? Then how will you understand any stories of this kind?

又对他们说：“你们不明白这比喻吗？这样怎能明白一切的比喻呢？

耶稣又对他们说：“你们不明白这比喻吗？这样怎能明白一切的比喻呢？

耶稣又对他们说：“你们不明白这比喻吗？这样怎能明白一切的比喻呢？

耶稣又对他们说：“你们不明白这个比喻，又怎能明白其他比喻呢？

耶稣又对他们说：“你们不明白这个比喻，怎能明白一切比喻呢？

耶稣对他们说：“你们不明白这个比喻，又怎么能领会所有的比喻呢？

又對他們說：「你們不明白這比喻嗎？這樣怎能明白一切的比喻呢？

耶穌又對他們說：「你們不明白這比喻嗎？這樣怎能明白一切的比喻呢？

耶穌又對他們說：「你們不明白這比喻嗎？這樣怎能明白一切的比喻呢？

耶穌又對他們說：「你們不明白這個比喻，又怎能明白其他比喻呢？

耶穌又對他們說：“你們不明白這個比喻，怎能明白一切比喻呢？

耶穌又對他們說：『你們不曉得這比喻麼？怎能明白一切比喻呢？

耶穌對他們說：「你們不明白這個比喻，又怎麼能領會所有的比喻呢？

又曰、斯喻爾未達乎、又安識諸喻耶、

又曰、斯譬未達、安識眾譬、

又謂之曰、此喻爾尚不達、何以識眾喻乎、

又曰：『斯譬之意、豈爾等亦不明耶？則又安足以喻眾譬乎？

Then Jesus said to them,“ Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?

And he said to them,“ Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

Then Jesus said to them,“ If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?

Then he said to them,“ Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all of the parables?

And He* said to them,“ Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?

And He said to them,“ Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

Then He said to them:“ Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any of the parables?

And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

He said to them,“ Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?

He said to them,“ Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

‘ I warn and correct those I love. So be sincere, and turn away from your sins.

“ Do you understand all these things?” Jesus asked.“ Yes,” they replied.He said to them,“ Every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings new treasures out of his storeroom as well as old ones.”

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.By this time you should be teachers. But in fact, you need someone to teach you all over again. You need even the simple truths of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food.Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby. That person does not want to learn about living a godly life.Solid food is for those who are grown up. They have trained themselves to tell the difference between good and evil. That shows they have grown up.

Jesus knew what they were saying. So he said,“ Your faith is so small! Why are you talking to each other about having no bread?Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the 5,000? Don’t you remember how many baskets of pieces you gathered?

Then he left the crowd and entered the house. His disciples asked him about this teaching.“ Don’t you understand?” Jesus asked.“ Don’t you see? Nothing that enters a person from the outside can make them‘ unclean.’

Jesus said to them,“ How foolish you are! How long it takes you to believe all that the prophets said!

“ Here is what the story means. The seed is God’s message.The seed on the path stands for God’s message in the hearts of those who hear. But then the devil comes. He takes away the message from their hearts. He does it so they won’t believe. Then they can’t be saved.The seed on rocky ground stands for those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But they have no roots. They believe for a while. But when they are tested, they fall away from the faith.The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear the message. But as they go on their way, they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures. So they do not reach full growth.But the seed on good soil stands for those with an honest and good heart. Those people hear the message. They keep it in their hearts. They remain faithful and produce a good crop.

Peter said,“ Explain this to us.”“ Don’t you understand yet?” Jesus asked them.“ Don’t you see? Everything that enters the mouth goes into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body.

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.

“ Listen! Here is the meaning of the story of the farmer.People hear the message about the kingdom but do not understand it. Then the evil one comes. He steals what was planted in their hearts. Those people are like the seed planted on a path.The seed that fell on rocky places is like other people. They hear the message and at once receive it with joy.But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message.The seed that fell among the thorns is like others who hear the message. But then the worries of this life and the false promises of wealth crowd it out. They keep the message from producing fruit.But the seed that fell on good soil is like those who hear the message and understand it. They produce a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than the farmer planted.”