They understood not that he spoke to them of the Father.
They understood not that he spoke to them of the Father.
They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father.
They did not see that his words were about the Father.
They understood not that he spoke to them concerning the Father.
They didn't understand that he spoke to them about the Father.
They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father.
They understood not - They knew not, or they were unwilling to receive him as a messenger from God. They doubtless understood that he meant to speak of God, but they were unwilling to acknowledge that he really came from God.
8:27 They understood not - That by him that sent him he meant God the Father. Therefore in John 8:28,29 he speaks plainly of the Father, and again claims the Divine name, I AM.