Luke 9:45 “But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

American Standard Version

But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Geneva Bible 1599

But they vnderstood not that word: for it was hid from them, so that they could not perceiue it: and they feared to aske him of that worde.

Darby Translation

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

Young's Literal Translation

And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Bible in Basic English

But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

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Cross references

“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 Luke 2:50 Mark 9:32 John 12:16 Mark 9:10 2 Corinthians 3:14–16

Luke 18:34 · BSB

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.

Luke 2:50 · BSB

But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.

Mark 9:32 · BSB

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

John 12:16 · BSB

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 9:10 · BSB

So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.

2 Corinthians 3:14–16 · BSB

But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

44“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”

46Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

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