John 10:6

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

John 10:6 - Amplified Bible

Jesus used this parable (illustration) with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about.

John 10:6 - American Standard Version

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

John 10:6 - 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.

John 10:6 - Darby Bible

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

John 10:6 - English Standard Version

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

John 10:6 - King James Version

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

John 10:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Jesùs les hablò por medio de esta alegorìa, pero ellos no entendieron qué era lo que les decìa.

John 10:6 - The Message

Jesus told this simple story, but they had no idea what he was talking about. So he tried again. "I’ll be explicit, then. I am the Gate for the sheep. All those others are up to no good—sheep stealers, every one of them. But the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the Gate. Anyone who goes through me will be cared for—will freely go in and out, and find pasture. A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.

John 10:6 - New American Standard Bible

This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.

John 10:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Jesùs les hablò por medio de esta comparaciòn (ilustraciòn), pero ellos no entendieron qué era lo que les decìa.

John 10:6 - World English Bible

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn`t understand what he was telling them.

John 10:6 - Young's Living Translation

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

John 10:6 - Additional Comments

Why didn't the Pharisees understand? I expect not because it was hard to understand, but because they did not recognize the voice of God in Jesus. If they were sheep of God they would have heard and followed. This is an important verse, because by not understanding it declares the position of the Pharisees.
Are you closer to the Pharisees or the sheep who followed? When He speaks do you follow? Some of us don't listen, and others hear but ignore.
Realize that the most learned of men can so easily miss the truths of God. See 1 Cor 1:18-29).

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