Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

New American Standard Bible

Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.

King James Version

Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Holman Bible

Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

International Standard Version

Why don't you understand what I've said? It's because you can't listen to my words.

A Conservative Version

Why do ye not understand my speech? Because ye cannot hear my word.

American Standard Version

Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.

Amplified

Why do you misunderstand what I am saying? It is because [your spiritual ears are deaf and] you are unable to hear [the truth of] My word.

An Understandable Version

Why do you people not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot [bear to] listen to my message.

Anderson New Testament

Why do you not know what I say? Because you can not understand my words.

Common New Testament

Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you are not able to hear my word.

Daniel Mace New Testament

why do not you understand my language? unless because ye cannot bear my doctrine?

Darby Translation

Why do ye not know my speech? Because ye cannot hear my word.

Godbey New Testament

Wherefore do you not understand my speech? Because you are not able to hear my word.

Goodspeed New Testament

Why is it that you do not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my message.

John Wesley New Testament

Why do ye not understand my discourse? Even because ye cannot hear my word.

Julia Smith Translation

Wherefore ye know not my speech, for ye cannot hear my word.

King James 2000

Why do you not understand my speech? even because you cannot hear my word.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Why} do you not understand my way of speaking? Because you are not able to listen to my message.

Modern King James verseion

Why do you not know My speech? Because you cannot hear My Word.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Why do ye not know my speech? Even because ye cannot abide the hearing of my words.

Moffatt New Testament

Why do you not understand my speech? Because you are unable to listen to what I am saying.

Montgomery New Testament

"How is it that you do not understand what I say? It is because you cannot listen to my message.

NET Bible

Why don't you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept my teaching.

New Heart English Bible

Why do you not understand my speech? Because you cannot hear my word.

Noyes New Testament

Why do ye not understand my language? It is because ye cannot listen to my word.

Sawyer New Testament

Why do you not understand my speech? because you cannot hear my word.

The Emphasized Bible

Wherefore, is it, that, my speech, ye do not understand? because ye cannot hear my word.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Wherefore do ye not understand my speech? because ye cannot hear my word.

Twentieth Century New Testament

How is it that you do not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my Message.

Webster

Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Weymouth New Testament

How is it you do not understand me when I speak? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my words.

Williams New Testament

Why is it that you misunderstand what I say? It is because you cannot listen to what I teach.

World English Bible

Why don't you understand my speech? Because you can't hear my word.

Worrell New Testament

Why do ye not understand My speech? it is because ye cannot hear My word.

Worsley New Testament

And why do ye not understand my language, but because ye cannot bear my doctrine?

Youngs Literal Translation

wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Why
διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

do ye
γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147

my
ἐμός 
Emos 
ἐμός 
Emos 
my, mine, mine own, of me, I
my, mine, mine own, of me, I
Usage: 25
Usage: 25

λαλιά 
Lalia 
Usage: 3

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

ye
ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

References

Context Readings

The Priority Of Jesus Over Abraham

42 Jesus said to them, If God was your Father you would have love for me, because it was from God I came and am here. I did not come of myself, but he sent me. 43 Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching. 44 You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.



Cross References

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom am I to give word, witnessing so that they may take note? see, their ears are stopped, and they are not able to give attention: see, the word of the Lord has been a cause of shame to them, they have no delight in it.

John 7:17

If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.

Proverbs 28:5

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

Isaiah 6:9

And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

Isaiah 44:18

They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.

Hosea 14:9

He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.

Micah 4:12

But they have no knowledge of the thoughts of the Lord, their minds are not able to see his purpose: for he has got them together like stems of grain to the crushing-floor.

John 5:43

I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

John 6:60

Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

John 8:27

They did not see that his words were about the Father.

John 12:39-40

For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again,

Acts 7:51

You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

Romans 3:11

Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;

Romans 8:7-8

Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:

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