Quotes About Understanding

Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.

For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”

And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?

Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”

And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ëMen, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?í

and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.

He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”

But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:

I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.

This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.

that have been known for ages.í