But they didn’t understand what he meant.
They didn’t understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.
But they didn’t understand any of this. The significance of his words was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about.
But they didn’t know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn’t understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
