'Understand' in the Bible
Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),
that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:
And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened?
But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;
Why do ye not understand my speech? Even because ye cannot hear my word.
But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.
saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
but, as it is written, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came, And they who have not heard shall understand.
Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.
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