Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But they did not understand what he was saying to them. New Living Translation But they didn’t understand what he meant. English Standard Version And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. Berean Standard Bible But they did not understand the statement He was making to them. Berean Literal Bible And they did not understand the word that He spoke to them. King James Bible And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. New King James Version But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. New American Standard Bible And yet they on their part did not understand the statement which He had made to them. NASB 1995 But they did not understand the statement which He had made to them. NASB 1977 And they did not understand the statement which He had made to them. Legacy Standard Bible But they did not understand the statement which He had spoken to them. Amplified Bible But they did not understand what He had said to them. Christian Standard Bible But they did not understand what he said to them. Holman Christian Standard Bible But they did not understand what He said to them. American Standard Version And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. Contemporary English Version But they did not understand what he meant. English Revised Version And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. GOD'S WORD® Translation But they didn't understand what he meant. Good News Translation But they did not understand his answer. International Standard Version But they did not understand what he told them. Majority Standard Bible But they did not understand the statement He was making to them. NET Bible Yet his parents did not understand the remark he made to them. New Heart English Bible They did not understand the saying which he spoke to them. Webster's Bible Translation And they understood not the saying which he spoke to them. Weymouth New Testament But they did not understand the significance of these words. World English Bible They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they did not understand the saying that He spoke to them, Berean Literal Bible And they did not understand the word that He spoke to them. Young's Literal Translation and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them, Smith's Literal Translation And they understood not the word which he spake to them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they understood not the word that he spoke unto them. Catholic Public Domain Version And they did not understand the word that he spoke to them. New American Bible But they did not understand what he said to them. New Revised Standard Version But they did not understand what he said to them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut they could not understand the word which he said to them. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But they did not understand the statement that he spoke to them. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd they did not understand the words which he spoke to them. Godbey New Testament And they did not understand the word which He spoke unto them. Haweis New Testament And they understood not the meaning of what he spake to them. Mace New Testament but they did not comprehend the meaning of that expression. Weymouth New Testament But they did not understand the significance of these words. Worrell New Testament And they understood not the saying that He spake to them. Worsley New Testament but they did not understand the word which He spake to them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Boy Jesus at the Temple…49“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” 50But they did not understand the statement He was making to them. 51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.… Cross References John 12:16 At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him. Mark 9:32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it. John 7:5 For even His own brothers did not believe in Him. John 10:6 Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. John 8:27 They did not understand that He was telling them about the Father. Matthew 16:22-23 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!” / But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” John 14:5-9 “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” / Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. / If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” ... John 16:17-18 Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” / They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.” John 2:19-22 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. ... Matthew 13:13-15 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ Isaiah 6:9-10 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Daniel 12:8-9 I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?” / “Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. Psalm 118:22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? Jeremiah 5:21 “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. Treasury of Scripture And they understood not the saying which he spoke to them. Luke 9:45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. Luke 18:34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. Jump to Previous Business Duty Engaged Father's Searching Seemed Statement Strange Understand Understood WordsJump to Next Business Duty Engaged Father's Searching Seemed Statement Strange Understand Understood WordsLuke 2 1. Augustus taxes all the Roman empire.6. The nativity of Jesus. 8. An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to God for it. 15. The shepherds glorify God. 21. Jesus is circumcised. 22. Mary purified. 25. Simeon and Anna prophesy of Jesus, 39. who increases in wisdom, 41. questions in the temple with the teachers, 51. and is obedient to his parents. But they did not understand This phrase highlights the human limitation in comprehending divine mysteries. The Greek word for "understand" is "syniēmi," which means to bring together or to comprehend. In the context of Luke 2:50, it underscores the disciples' struggle to grasp the full meaning of Jesus' mission and identity. Historically, this reflects the common theme in the Gospels where Jesus' followers often fail to fully understand His teachings and purpose until after His resurrection. This serves as a reminder of the need for spiritual discernment and the guidance of the Holy Spirit to truly understand God's plans. what He was saying to them Greek Butκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they αὐτοὶ (autoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. did not understand συνῆκαν (synēkan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4920: To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. statement ῥῆμα (rhēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4487: From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever. He was making ἐλάλησεν (elalēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. to them. αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Links Luke 2:50 NIVLuke 2:50 NLT Luke 2:50 ESV Luke 2:50 NASB Luke 2:50 KJV Luke 2:50 BibleApps.com Luke 2:50 Biblia Paralela Luke 2:50 Chinese Bible Luke 2:50 French Bible Luke 2:50 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 2:50 They didn't understand the saying which he (Luke Lu Lk) |
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