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Berean Standard Bible

“Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.”

John 10:6

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Jesus has just described himself as the true shepherd who enters the sheepfold by the gate. He is speaking to Pharisees who had questioned the healing of the blind man.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

World English Bible (WEB)

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.

King James Version (KJV)

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Esta parábola les dijo Jesús; mas ellos no entendieron qué era lo que les decía.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús les puso este ejemplo, pero ellos no entendieron lo que les quería decir.

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