But they did not understand what this meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Luke 18:34 - The Text-Critical English New Testament But the disciples did not understand any of these things; this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what was being 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 what this meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
After flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise again.”
Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish men, how slow of heart you are to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
But they did not understand what this meant. It was concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Jesus spoke to them with this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
(His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things were written about him, and that these things had been done to him.)