Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;
New American Standard Bible
This
King James Version
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Holman Bible
Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand
International Standard Version
Jesus used this illustration with them, but they didn't understand what he was saying to them.
A Conservative Version
Jesus spoke this allegory to them, but those men did not understand what it was that he spoke to them.
American Standard Version
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Amplified
Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about.
An Understandable Version
Jesus told them this parable [i.e., a brief story to illustrate his teaching] but they did not understand what it meant.
Anderson New Testament
This parable spoke Jesus to them; but they knew not the meaning of the things which he spoke to them.
Bible in Basic English
In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.
Common New Testament
This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus talk'd to them in this figurative way: but they did not understand the meaning of his discourse.
Darby Translation
This allegory spoke Jesus to them, but they did not know what it was of which he spoke to them.
Godbey New Testament
He spoke this parable to them: but they did not know what things He was speaking to them.
Goodspeed New Testament
This was the figure Jesus used in speaking to them, but they did not understand what he meant by it.
John Wesley New Testament
This parable spake Jesus to them; but they understood not what things they were which he spake to them.
Julia Smith Translation
This proverb spake Jesus to then: and they knew not what things they were which he spake th them.
King James 2000
This parable spoke Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spoke unto them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what it was that he was saying to them.
Modern King James verseion
Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what it was which He spoke to them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This similitude spake Jesus unto them. But they understood not, what things they were, which he spake unto them.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus told them this allegory, but they did not understand what he was saying to them;
Montgomery New Testament
Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was talking about; so he said to them again.
NET Bible
Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
New Heart English Bible
Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what he was telling them.
Noyes New Testament
This parable Jesus spoke to them; but they did not understand what the things were which he spoke to them.
Sawyer New Testament
This parable spoke Jesus to them, but they knew not what the words which he spoke to them meant.
The Emphasized Bible
This similitude, spake Jesus unto them; but, those men, understood not what the things were which he was speaking unto them.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they knew nothing of the things which he spake to them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
This was the allegory that Jesus told them, but they did not understand of what he was speaking.
Webster
This parable spoke Jesus to them: but they understood not what things they were which he spoke to them.
Weymouth New Testament
Jesus spoke to them in this figurative language, but they did not understand what He meant.
Williams New Testament
Jesus told them this allegory, but they did not understand what He meant by it.
World English Bible
Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn't understand what he was telling them.
Worrell New Testament
This parable spake Jesus to them; but they understood not what things they were which He spake to them.
Worsley New Testament
This parable Jesus spake unto them; but they did not understand what He said to them.
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches people (in jerusalem)
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The good shepherd
Parables » Parables of Christ » Good shepherd
Sheep » Figurative » Of the righteous
Shepherd » Figurative » Of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 10:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus As The Good Shepherd
5 and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.' 6 This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them; 7 Jesus said therefore again to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you -- I am the door of the sheep;
Cross References
Psalm 82:5
They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.
Psalm 106:7
Our fathers in Egypt, Have not considered wisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.
Proverbs 28:5
Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.
Isaiah 6:9-10
And He saith, 'Go, and thou hast said to this people, Hear ye -- to hear, and ye do not understand, And see ye -- to see, and ye do not know.
Isaiah 56:11
And the dogs are strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they are shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:
Daniel 12:10
Purify themselves, yea, make themselves white, yea, refined are many: and the wicked have done wickedly, and none of the wicked understand, and those acting wisely do understand;
Matthew 13:13-14
'Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
Matthew 13:51
Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'
John 6:52
The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, 'How is this one able to give us his flesh to eat?'
John 6:60
many, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, 'This word is hard; who is able to hear it?'
John 7:36
what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'
John 8:27
They knew not that of the Father he spake to them;
John 8:43
wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.
John 16:25
'These things in similitudes I have spoken to you, but there cometh an hour when no more in similitudes will I speak to you, but freely of the Father, will tell you.
1 Corinthians 2:14
and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know them, because spiritually they are discerned;
1 John 5:20
and we have known that the Son of God is come, and hath given us a mind, that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this one is the true God and the life age-during!