KJVThis parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;
This allegory spoke Jesus to them, but they did not know what it was [of] which he spoke to them.
John — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1. Verily, verily, I say to you. As Christ had to do with scribes and priests, who were reckoned pastors of the Church, it was necessary that they should be divested of the honor of this title, if he wished his doctrine to be received. The small number of believers…