8 Bible Verses about People's Inability To Understand

Daniel answered the king to his face, and said, "As for this secret, for the which the king maketh inquisition: it is neither the wise, the sorcerer, the charmer nor the devil conjurer, that can certify the king of it:

Upon this, came all the king's wise men: but they could neither read the writing, nor show the king what it signified.

This is the dream, that I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Therefore O Balteshazzar, tell thou me what it signifieth: forsomuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to show me, what it meaneth. But thou canst do it, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee."

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, "This is a hard saying; Who can abide the hearing of it?"

which is the spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive; because the world seeth him not, neither knoweth him. But ye know him. For he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

I have yet many things to say unto you, But ye cannot bear them away now.

Why do ye not know my speech? Even because ye cannot abide the hearing of my words.

I gave you milk to drink and not meat. For ye then were not strong - no, neither yet are strong.