Luke 9:45 - Easy To Read Version

⁴⁵ But the followers did not understand what Jesus meant. The meaning was hidden from them so that they could not understand it. But the followers were afraid to ask Jesus about what he said.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁵ 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)

⁴⁵ 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

⁴⁵ 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

⁴⁵ 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.

Luke 9:45 Cross References

Matthew 16:22

Peter spoke to Jesus alone. Peter began to criticize Jesus. Peter said, “God save you from those things, Lord! Those things will never happen to you!”

Matthew 17:22

Later, the followers met together in Galilee. Jesus said to the followers, “The Son of Man {\cf2\super [248]} will be given into the control of men.

Mark 9:10

So the followers obeyed Jesus and said nothing about what they saw. But they discussed what Jesus meant about rising from death.

Mark 9:32

But the followers did not understand what Jesus meant. And they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

Luke 18:34

The apostles tried to understand this, but they could not; the meaning was hidden from them.

Luke 2:50

But they did not understand the meaning of what he said to them.

Luke 9:46

Jesus’ followers began to have an argument about which one of them was the greatest (most important).

John 12:16

The followers of Jesus did not understand at that time what was happening. But after Jesus was raised to glory, they understood that these things were written about him. Then the followers remembered that they had done these things for him.

John 12:34

The people said, “But our law says that the Christ {\cf2\super [201]} will live forever. So why do you say, ‘The Son of Man {\cf2\super [202]} must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

John 14:5

Thomas said, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. So how can we know the way?”

John 4:33

So the followers asked themselves, “Did somebody already bring Jesus some food?”