Definition and Scope:
Comprehension, in a biblical context, refers to the ability to understand and grasp the meaning of God's Word, His nature, and His will for humanity. It involves both intellectual understanding and spiritual insight, which are gifts from God. Comprehension is essential for believers to grow in faith, discern truth, and live according to God's commandments.

Biblical Basis:
The Bible emphasizes the importance of comprehension in several passages. In Proverbs 2:2-5, the pursuit of wisdom and understanding is encouraged: "making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God." This passage highlights the active pursuit of comprehension as a means to know God more deeply.

In the New Testament, comprehension is linked to spiritual maturity and discernment. The Apostle Paul prays for the believers in Ephesus, saying, "I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints" (Ephesians 1:18). Here, comprehension is portrayed as a divine enlightenment that enables believers to grasp the spiritual realities of their faith.

Role of the Holy Spirit:
The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in aiding comprehension. Jesus promised His disciples that the Holy Spirit would guide them into all truth (John 16:13). The Spirit illuminates the Scriptures, helping believers to understand and apply God's Word to their lives. In 1 Corinthians 2:12-14, Paul explains that spiritual truths are discerned through the Spirit: "We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us."

Challenges to Comprehension:
Several factors can hinder comprehension, including spiritual blindness, hardness of heart, and worldly distractions. Jesus addressed these obstacles in the Parable of the Sower, where He explained that the seed (the Word of God) can be snatched away, fall on rocky ground, or be choked by thorns, representing various barriers to understanding (Matthew 13:18-23).

Practical Application:
Believers are encouraged to seek comprehension through prayer, study, and meditation on Scripture. James 1:5 assures that God gives wisdom generously to those who ask: "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him." Regular engagement with the Bible, participation in communal worship, and reliance on the Holy Spirit are vital practices for enhancing comprehension.

Conclusion:
Comprehension is a dynamic and ongoing process that requires both divine assistance and human effort. It is foundational for spiritual growth, enabling believers to live faithfully and effectively as followers of Christ.1. (n.) The act of understanding, knowing, containing, or comprising; inclusion.

2. (n.) That which is comprehended or enclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.

3. (n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.

4. (n.) The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.

5. (n.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.

4908. sunetos -- intelligent
... works in keeping with . " comprehension" (4908 ) however is only sound when
it follows God's word. 4908 ("understanding") from faith ...
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3563. nous -- mind, understanding, reason
... of a prim. word noos (mind) Definition mind, understanding, reason NASB Word Usage
composure (1), comprehension (1), mind (20), minds (1), understanding (1). ...
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Whether Comprehension is Necessary for Happiness?
... OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR HAPPINESS (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether
comprehension is necessary for happiness? Objection 1: It ...
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In what Respect Philosophy Contributes to the Comprehension of ...
... The Stromata, or Miscellanies: Book I Chapter XX."In What Respect Philosophy
Contributes to the Comprehension of Divine Truth. ...
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What Augustin Requests from his Readers. The Errors of Readers ...
... Augustin Requests from His Readers. The Errors of Readers Dull of Comprehension
Not to Be Ascribed to the Author. 5. Further let me ...
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In Regard to Things Above Our Comprehension, we Should Glorify the ...
... Oration of the emperor constantine, which he addressed "to the assembly of the saints."
Chapter VII."In regard to Things above our Comprehension, we should ...
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Whether Three Dowries of the Soul are Suitably Assigned?
... Objection 4: Further, comprehension is required for the perfection of
beatitude: "So run that you may comprehend" (1:Cor.9:24). ...
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Whether those who See the Essence of God Comprehend Him?
... Reply to Objection 1: "Comprehension" is twofold: in one sense it is taken strictly
and properly, according as something is included in the one comprehending ...
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Whether Christ was a Perfect Comprehensor in the First Instant of ...
... But Christ merited in the first instant of His conception, as stated above
[4169](A[3]). Since, therefore, the state of comprehension is the principal reward ...
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Entering into the Infinite
... the limited, transient, and illusionary nature of his material existence, and in
his sane and silent moments has tried to reach out into a comprehension of the ...
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He Discusses the Incomprehensibility of the Divine Essence, and ...
... If then interpretation by way of words and names implies by its meaning some sort
of comprehension of the subject, and if, on the other hand, that which is ...
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Letter ccxxxv. To the Same, in Answer to Another Question.
... teaching, if any one asserts knowledge to come before faith, I make no objection;
understanding knowledge so far as is within the bounds of human comprehension ...
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Comprehension (2 Occurrences)
... of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with
the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract ...
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Yours (226 Occurrences)
... yours about having no bread? Do you not yet see and understand? Are your
minds so dull of comprehension? (WEY BBE). Mark 10:19 You ...
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Quantity (18 Occurrences)
... or extension of a general conception, that is, the number of species or individuals
to which it may be applied; also, its content or comprehension, that is ...
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Know (8133 Occurrences)
... The highest knowledge possible to man is the knowledge of God, and while there is
that in God's infinity which transcends man's power of comprehension (Job 11:7 ...
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Knowledge
... The highest knowledge possible to man is the knowledge of God, and while there is
that in God's infinity which transcends man's power of comprehension (Job 11:7 ...
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Understanding (248 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge;
discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation. ...
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Incapable (5 Occurrences)
... mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; as, incapable of holding a certain quantity
of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of ...
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Intelligence (45 Occurrences)
... understanding. 2. (n.) The capacity to know or understand; readiness of
comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment. 3 ...
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To (219938 Occurrences)
... elliptically. 6. (prep.) Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion
as far as; as, they met us to the number of three hundred. 7 ...
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Elude (2 Occurrences)
... (vt) To escape in a covert manner; to avoid slyly; as, to elude an officer; to elude
detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force of an ...
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