Jesus spoke this proverb to them. But they did not understand what he was saying to them
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King James Version
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.English Standard Version
This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.New International Version
Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.