But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask him.
Luke 18:34 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They understood none of these things. The meaning of the saying , was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they understood nothing of these things; His words were a mystery and hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was telling them. American Standard Version (1901) And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said. Common English Bible But the Twelve understood none of these words. The meaning of this message was hidden from them and they didn’t grasp what he was saying. Catholic Public Domain Version But they understood none of these things. For this word was concealed from them, and they did not understand the things that were said. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they understood not the things that were said. |
But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask him.
and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day.’
He said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Jesus gave them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.
His disciples did not understand these things at first. However, when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him.