Jesus answered him, "You do not understand now what I am doing, but you will understand later."

The people asked me, "Why are you acting like this?"

Then I will be a sign to you; you will do everything I have done. The LORD says that when this happens, you will know that he is the Sovereign LORD."

"Do you understand these things?" Jesus asked them. "Yes," they answered.

Then Jesus asked them, "Don't you understand this parable? How, then, will you ever understand any parable?