Nothing of this did they understand. The words were a mystery to them, nor could they see what He meant.
They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him.
They will scourge Him and put Him to death, and on the third day He will rise to life again.«
»Why is it that you have been searching for me?« He replied; »did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?«
»O dull-witted men,« He replied, »with minds so slow to believe all that the Prophets have spoken!
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
But they did not understand His meaning: it was veiled from them that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
Jesus spoke to them in this figurative language, but they did not understand what He meant.
The meaning of this His disciples did not understand at the time; but after Jesus was glorified they recollected that this was written about Him, and that they had done this to Him.