Quotes about Understanding
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
— Mark 4:10
He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
— Mark 4:11
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
— Mark 4:12
Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
— Mark 4:13
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
— Mark 4:23
He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
— Mark 4:24
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
— Mark 4:33
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
— Mark 4:34
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
— Mark 6:52
Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
— Mark 7:14
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
— Mark 7:17
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
— Mark 7:18