Quotes About Understanding

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”

But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”

Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ëA shower is coming,í and that is what happens.

And why donít you judge for yourselves what is right?

To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate?

Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

And they were unable to answer these questions.

And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Then Jesus told them this parable:

So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.

Then Abraham said to him, ëIf they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.í”