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Luke 9:45

Fear

43 And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,

44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”

But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

46 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

47 But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
KJV
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.
WEB
But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
ASV
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.
DARBY
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.
BLB
But they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, so that they should not understand it. And they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
ÅB
Men de skjønte ikke dette ord, og det var skjult for dem, så de ikke fattet det, og de fryktet for å spørre ham om dette ord.
OTB
Men de forsto ikke hva dette betydde. Det var skjult for dem, så de skjønte det ikke, og de var redde for å spørre ham om det.
B1930
Men de skjønte ikke dette ord, og det var skjult for dem, så de ikke fattet det, og de fryktet for å spørre ham om dette ord.

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  • Luke 18:34

    But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

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  • Luke 2:50

    But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.

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  • Mark 9:32

    But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

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  • John 12:16

    At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.

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  • John 16:17–18

    Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

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  • Mark 9:10

    So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:14–16

    But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

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  • Matthew 16:22

    Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”

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