Quotes About Understanding

so that, ëthey may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.í”

Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the childrenís crumbs.”

Immediately the manís ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

ëHaving eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?í And do you not remember?

Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the manís eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.

The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”

Once again Jesus placed His hands on the manís eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.

Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”

“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”