KJV ORIGINAL
And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And they didn't get what he was trying to tell them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes even the people closest to us don't understand what we're going through.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Luke, this verse occurs during the story of Jesus as a twelve-year-old boy, who stays behind in the Jerusalem temple after the Passover feast while his parents travel home. Mary and Joseph find him astonishing the teachers with his wisdom, and when he explains that he must be about his Father's business, they do not fully grasp the deeper meaning of his words. This highlights the early revelation of Jesus' divine identity and the human struggle to comprehend God's purposes.
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