Quotes About Understanding

Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.

nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”

But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.

So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.

“Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied.

not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.

At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?

Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)

For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”

If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

but I know Him, because I am from Him and He sent Me.”

You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”