'Understand' in the Bible

Jesus replied, “You are the [great and well-known] teacher of Israel, and yet you do not know nor understand these things [from Scripture]?

The woman said to Him, “Sir, I see that You are a prophet.

You [Samaritans] do not know what you worship; we [Jews] do know what we worship, for salvation is from the Jews.

but I know you and recognize that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

They did not realize [or have the spiritual insight to understand] that He was speaking to them about the Father.

So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man [on the cross], you will know then [without any doubt] that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own authority, but I say these things just as My Father taught Me.

Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about.

But if I am doing them, even if you do not believe Me or have faith in Me, [at least] believe the works [that I do—admit that they are the works of God], so that you may know and keep on knowing [clearly—without any doubt] that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father [that is, I am One with Him].”

Nor do you understand that it is expedient and politically advantageous for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”

His disciples did not understand [the meaning of] these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified and exalted, they remembered that these things had been written about Him and had been done to Him.

Jesus replied to him, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but you will [fully] understand it later.”

So when He had washed their feet and put on His [outer] robe and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you?

But they will do all these [hurtful] things to you for My name’s sake [because you bear My name and are identified with Me], for they do not know the One who sent Me.

So they were saying, “What does He mean when He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus [as the] Christ whom You have sent.

Now [at last] they know [with confident assurance] that all You have given Me is from You [it is really and truly Yours].

“O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has never acknowledged You [and the revelation of Your mercy], yet I have always known You; and these [believers] know [without any doubt] that You sent Me;

For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead.