Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it. New Living Translation They didn’t understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant. English Standard Version But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him. Berean Standard Bible But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it. Berean Literal Bible And they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask Him. King James Bible But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. New King James Version But they did not understand this saying, and were afraid to ask Him. New American Standard Bible But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. NASB 1995 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. NASB 1977 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. Legacy Standard Bible But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. Amplified Bible But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him [what He meant]. Christian Standard Bible But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask him. Holman Christian Standard Bible But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him. American Standard Version But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him. Contemporary English Version The disciples did not understand what Jesus meant, and they were afraid to ask. English Revised Version But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him. GOD'S WORD® Translation The disciples didn't understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him. Good News Translation But they did not understand what this teaching meant, and they were afraid to ask him. International Standard Version They didn't understand what this statement meant, and they were afraid to ask him. Majority Standard Bible But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it. NET Bible But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him. New Heart English Bible But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him. Webster's Bible Translation But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. Weymouth New Testament They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him. World English Bible But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionbut they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question Him. Berean Literal Bible And they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask Him. Young's Literal Translation but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him. Smith's Literal Translation And they knew not the word, and were afraid to ask him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut they understood not the word, and they were afraid to ask him. Catholic Public Domain Version But they did not understand the word. And they were afraid to question him. New American Bible But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him. New Revised Standard Version But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But they did not understand that saying, and they were afraid to ask him. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBut they did not understand this saying, and they were afraid to question him. Godbey New Testament And they did not understand the word, and they were afraid to ask Him. Haweis New Testament But they understood not the meaning of that declaration, and were afraid to ask him. Mace New Testament but they did not comprehend the meaning, and were ashamed to ask him about it. Weymouth New Testament They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him. Worrell New Testament But they were not understanding the saying, and were afraid to ask Him. Worsley New Testament But they knew not his meaning, and were afraid to ask Him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Second Prediction of the Passion…31because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.” 32But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it. 33Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”… Cross References Luke 9:45 But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it. Matthew 17:23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved. 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. 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.” Luke 18:34 But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying. Matthew 16:21-22 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. / Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!” John 2:22 After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. John 20:9 For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead. Acts 1:6-7 So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” / Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. 1 Corinthians 2:8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Isaiah 53:1-3 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? / He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. / He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. 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 22:6-8 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.” 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.” Hosea 6:2 After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. Treasury of Scripture But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. they. Mark 9:10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. Luke 2:50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto 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. were. Mark 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; Mark 8:17,18,33 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? … Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. Jump to Previous Afraid Clear Fear Feared However Meant Question Questioning Statement Understand Understanding UnderstoodJump to Next Afraid Clear Fear Feared However Meant Question Questioning Statement Understand Understanding UnderstoodMark 9 1. Jesus is transfigured.11. He instructs his disciples concerning the coming of Elijah; 14. casts forth a deaf and mute spirit; 30. foretells his death and resurrection; 33. exhorts his disciples to humility; 38. bidding them not to prohibit such as are not against them, 42. nor to give offense to any of the faithful. But they did not understand The phrase "But they did not understand" highlights the disciples' lack of comprehension regarding Jesus' teachings about His impending death and resurrection. The Greek word for "understand" here is "syniēmi," which means to bring together or to comprehend. This suggests that the disciples were unable to piece together the prophetic words of Jesus with their expectations of the Messiah. Historically, the Jewish expectation of the Messiah was a conquering king who would liberate Israel from Roman oppression. The idea of a suffering Messiah was foreign and difficult to grasp, which is why the disciples struggled to understand Jesus' prediction of His death. this statement and they were afraid to ask Him about it to ask Him about it Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. they did not understand ἠγνόουν (ēgnooun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 50: To do not know, be ignorant of, sometimes with the idea of willful ignorance. this 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. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they were afraid ἐφοβοῦντο (ephobounto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 5399: From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere. to ask ἐπερωτῆσαι (eperōtēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek. Him. αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular 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. 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