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

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

The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.

And he said,“ Go, and say to this people:“‘ Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

“ Have you understood all these things?” They said to him,“ Yes.”

“ I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.

This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:“‘“ You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.”

They have neither knowledge nor understanding, they walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father.

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

When many of his disciples heard it, they said,“ This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”

And 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.

What does he mean by saying,‘ You will seek me and you will not find me,’ and,‘ Where I am you cannot come’?”

The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying,“ How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”