'Recognize' in the Bible
And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize Him]: you will find a Baby wrapped in [swaddling] cloths and lying in a manger.”
Fear and profound awe gripped them all, and they began glorifying and honoring and praising God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people [to help and care for and provide for them]!”
And He said, “To you [who have been chosen] it has been granted to know and recognize the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that though seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Was there no one found to return and to give thanks and praise to God, except this foreigner?”
They will crush you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that its desolation has come near.
As soon as they put out leaves you can see for yourselves and recognize that summer is already near.
In the same way, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.
But their eyes were [miraculously] prevented from recognizing Him.