8 Bible Verses about People's Inability To Understand

Daniel answered the king and said, "The mystery that the king asks, no wise men, conjurers, magicians, [or] diviners are able to make known to the king.

Then all the wise men of the king came in, but they were not able to read the writing or to make known its explanation.

" 'This [is] the dream [that] I, Nebuchadnezzar the king, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its explanation, {for} all of [the] wise men of my kingdom were not able to make the explanation known to me, but you are able because [the] spirit of holy gods [is] in you.'

Thus many of his disciples, [when they] heard [it], said, "This saying is hard! Who can understand it?"

the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it does not see him or know [him]. You know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.

I still have many [things] to say to you, but you are not able to bear [them] now.

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

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able [to eat it]. But now you are still not able,