John 10:6 “Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understa…”

John 10:6

Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

This parable spake Iesus vnto them: but they vnderstoode not what things they were which he spake vnto them.

Darby Translation

This allegory spoke Jesus to them, but they did not know what it was [of] which he spoke to them.

Young's Literal Translation

This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;

Bible in Basic English

In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

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Cross references

“they understood not”

Isaiah 56:11 Psalm 82:5 Proverbs 28:5 Psalm 106:7 Daniel 12:10 Matthew 13:51

Isaiah 56:11 · BSB

Like 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:

Psalm 82:5 · BSB

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Proverbs 28:5 · BSB

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

Psalm 106:7 · BSB

Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.

Daniel 12:10 · BSB

Many 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 13:51 · BSB

Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

Also

John 16:25

John 16:25 · BSB

I 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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”

7So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

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