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John 10:6

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This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
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  1. Isaiah 56:11Rank 1 from verse 6
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    11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

  2. Proverbs 28:5Rank 2 from verse 6
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    5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things.

  3. Psalms 82:5Rank 3 from verse 6
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    5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

  4. Daniel 12:10Rank 4 from verse 6
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    10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

  5. Isaiah 6:9–10Rank 5 from verse 6
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    9¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

    10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

  6. John 16:25Rank 6 from verse 6
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    25These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

  7. Matthew 13:51Rank 7 from verse 6
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    51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

  8. Psalms 106:7Rank 8 from verse 6
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    7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.

  9. 1 Corinthians 2:14Rank 9 from verse 6
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    14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  10. 1 John 5:20Rank 10 from verse 6
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  11. John 6:52Rank 11 from verse 6
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    52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

  12. John 6:60Rank 12 from verse 6
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    60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

  13. John 7:36Rank 13 from verse 6
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    36What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

  14. John 8:27Rank 14 from verse 6
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    27They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.

  15. John 8:43Rank 15 from verse 6
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    43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

  16. Matthew 13:13–14Rank 16 from verse 6
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    13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

    14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

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John 10:6

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parable

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A figurative saying, comparison, or narrative that sets one matter beside another to convey meaning.

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10:5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

10:6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

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10:7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

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