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

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

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

Darby Bible Translation
This allegory spoke Jesus to them, but they did not know what it was [of] which he spoke to them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them.

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

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