Luke 9:45 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

But they did not understand what He was talking about, for it was hidden from them, so that they would not understand its meaning. And they were afraid to ask Him about what He had said.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

However, they did not comprehend this saying; and it was kept hidden from them, so that they should not grasp it and understand, and they were afraid to ask Him about the statement.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

They didn’t understand this statement. Its meaning was hidden from them so they couldn’t grasp it. And they were afraid to ask him about it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But they did not understood this word, and it was concealed from them, so that they did not perceive it. And they were afraid to question him about this word.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But they understood not this word; and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not. And they were afraid to ask him concerning this word.

Luke 9:45 Cross References

Matthew 16:22

Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “I should say not, Lord; that will never happen to you.”

Matthew 17:22

And while the disciples were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man will be handed over to [evil] men

Mark 9:10

So, they kept what He told them to themselves, discussing [only] among themselves what “rising again from the dead” meant.

Mark 9:32

But His disciples did not understand what He meant and were afraid to ask Him.

Luke 18:34

But His disciples did not understand [what He meant by] any of these things, for this message was hidden from them so they did not comprehend what He was saying.

Luke 2:50

But they did not understand what He meant when He said that to them.

Luke 9:46

Then a dispute developed among Jesus’ disciples as to which one of them was the greatest.

John 12:16

His disciples did not understand these things at first, but after Jesus received splendor [in heaven], then they remembered that these things had been written about Him [in Scripture] and that people had done such things to Him.

John 12:34

Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from [the writings of] the Law of Moses that the Christ will live forever; so how can you say, ‘The son of man must be lifted up [i.e., to die]?’ Who is this son of man?”

John 14:5

Thomas said to Jesus, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how could we [possibly] know the way [to get there]?”

John 4:33

So, the disciples said to one another, “No one has brought Him anything to eat [have they]?”