John 13:12

Take for yourself an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city. Then set your face toward it. It will be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

You will know that I am Yahweh, when I have dealt with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, you house of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”

He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.

Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

Yahweh said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,

The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am Yahweh.

“Say, ‘I am your sign. As I have done, so will it be done to them. They will go into exile, into captivity.

“When the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’

Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days.

He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.

For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn’t it he who sits at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

He said to them, “Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”

He said, “Now hear my words. If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.

He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.

Most certainly you are a God who has hidden yourself, God of Israel, the Savior.’ ”

“Therefore you shall speak to them this word: ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “Every container should be filled with wine.” ’ They will tell you, ‘Do we not certainly know that every container should be filled with wine?’

“Therefore behold, I will cause them to know, this once I will cause them to know my hand and my might. Then they will know that my name is Yahweh.”

Behold, they ask me, “Where is Yahweh’s word? Let it be fulfilled now.”

You have said to me, Lord Yahweh, ‘Buy the field for money, and call witnesses;’ whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.”

Fields will be bought in this land, about which you say, ‘It is desolate, without man or animal. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’

The king will mourn, and the prince will be clothed with desolation. The hands of the people of the land will be troubled. I will do to them after their way, and according to their own judgments I will judge them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”

In their sight you shall bear it on your shoulder, and carry it out in the dark. You shall cover your face, so that you don’t see the land, for I have set you for a sign to the house of Israel.”

“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.

All the trees of the field will know that I, Yahweh, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree flourish. “ ‘I, Yahweh, have spoken and have done it.’ ”

You will know that I am Yahweh when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I swore to give to your fathers.

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’ ”

It shall be, when they ask you, ‘Why do you sigh?’ that you shall say, ‘Because of the news, for it comes! Every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”

I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand on you, and will deliver you for a plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish out of the countries. I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

I will lay my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel. They will do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath. Then they will know my vengeance,” says the Lord Yahweh.

I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I lay my vengeance on them.” ’ ”

I heard, but I didn’t understand. Then I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, behold, I will bring out my servant, the Branch.

Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”

“Your words have been stout against me,” says Yahweh. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against you?’

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,

But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,

But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.

But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’

It will turn out as a testimony for you.

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

During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,

arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel and wrapped a towel around his waist.

From now on, I tell you before it happens, that when it happens, you may believe that I am he.

Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.”

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Now I have told you before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe.

But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.

Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.

At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”

Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate,

And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”

Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

The people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?”

Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.’ ” ’ ”

He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen?” Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river.

Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”

He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?