Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.
World English Bible (WEB)
This{G5026} parable{G3942} spake{G2036}{(G5627)} Jesus{G2424} unto them{G846}: but{G1161} they{G1565} understood{G1097}{(G5627)} not{G3756} what things{G5101} they were{G2258}{(G5713)} which{G3739} he spake{G2980}{(G5707)} unto them{G846}.
Strong's King James
(6) This figurative saying, Yeshua spoke to them but they didn't know what it was He spoke to them.
The F.O.G
The F.O.G Message
This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;
Young's Literal Translation