16 Bible Verses about Not Understanding Sayings

On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith? Do not you yet see, nor remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took away? Nor yet the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you took away?read more.
How is it that you do not see that I was not speaking about bread? Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

But the disciples did not understand his meaning and were afraid to question him.

But the disciples did not understand the meaning of this; it had been concealed from them so that they did not see it, and they were afraid to question him as to what he meant.

The Apostles did not comprehend any of this; his meaning was unintelligible to them, and they did not understand what he was saying.

His disciples did not understand all this at first; but, when Jesus had been exalted, then they remembered that these things had been said of him in Scripture, and that they had done these things for him.

For they did not then understand the passage of Scripture which says that Jesus must rise again from the dead.

When any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the seed which was sown along the path.

It is the same in all his letters, when he speaks in them about these subjects. There are some things in them difficult to understand, which untaught and weak people distort, just as they do all other writings, to their own Ruin.

How is it that you do not see that I was not speaking about bread? Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

They did not understand that he meant the Father.

But Jesus meant that he was dead; they, however, supposed that he was speaking of natural sleep.

The men with me saw the light, but did not hear the speaker's voice.

If you bless God with your spirit only, how can the man in the congregation who is without your gift say 'Amen' to your thanksgiving? He does not know what you are saying!

This was the allegory that Jesus told them, but they did not understand of what he was speaking.

His parents did not understand what he meant.

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