But they did not understand what he told them.

And he said, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but they are given to others in the form of figures, so that they may look and yet not see, and hear and yet not understand.

But they did not understand what he meant, indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they might not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!'

And they did not understand any of this; the words were obscure to them, and they did not know what he meant.

But when you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, then you must understand that her devastation is at hand.