Quotes About Understanding

So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.

As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.

“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”

When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,

My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.

especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.

Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

ëGo to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

For this peopleís heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.í

For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

For since the creation of the world Godís invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;