Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to question him.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

They didn't understand what this statement meant, and they were afraid to ask him.

American Standard Version

But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Amplified

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him [what He meant].

An Understandable Version

But His disciples did not understand what He meant and were afraid to ask Him.

Anderson New Testament

But they did not understand this saying, and they were afraid to question him.

Bible in Basic English

But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.

Common New Testament

But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but they did not comprehend the meaning, and were ashamed to ask him about it.

Darby Translation

But they understood not the saying, and feared to ask him.

Godbey New Testament

And they did not understand the word, and they were afraid to ask Him.

Goodspeed New Testament

But they did not understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

John Wesley New Testament

But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Julia Smith Translation

And they knew not the word, and were afraid to ask him.

King James 2000

But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But they did not understand the statement, and they were afraid to ask him.

Modern King James verseion

But they did not understand that saying and were afraid to ask Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But they wist not what that saying meant, and were afraid to ask him.

Moffatt New Testament

But they did not understand what he said, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

Montgomery New Testament

But they did not understand his words, and were afraid to ask him the meaning.

NET Bible

But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.

New Heart English Bible

But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Noyes New Testament

But they understood not what he said, and were afraid to ask him.

Sawyer New Testament

And they understood not the word, and were afraid to ask him.

The Emphasized Bible

But they were not understanding the declaration, and feared, to question, him.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But they understood not the meaning of that declaration, and were afraid to ask him.

Twentieth Century New Testament

But the disciples did not understand his meaning and were afraid to question him.

Webster

But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Weymouth New Testament

They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him.

Williams New Testament

But they did not understand what this statement meant, and they were afraid to ask Him.

World English Bible

But they didn't understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Worrell New Testament

But they were not understanding the saying, and were afraid to ask Him.

Worsley New Testament

But they knew not his meaning, and were afraid to ask Him.

Youngs Literal Translation

but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184


which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

G50
ἀγνοέω 
Agnoeo 
Usage: 22

ῥῆμα 
Rhema 
word, saying, thing, no thing Trans, not tr
Usage: 57

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

φοβέω 
Phobeo 
fear, be afraid, be afraid of, reverence,
Usage: 68

to ask
ἐπερωτάω 
Eperotao 
Usage: 55

References

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Context Readings

Jesus Predicts His Death And Resurrection A Second Time

31 For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And after being killed, he will rise the third day. 32 But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to question him. 33 And he came to Capernaum. And having become in the house he questioned them, What were ye deliberating among yourselves on the way?

Cross References

Luke 2:50

And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.

Luke 18:34

And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.

Luke 9:45

But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they did not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Mark 9:10

And they kept the saying to themselves, discussing what is the rising from the dead.

John 12:16

Now his disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these were things written because of him, and they did these things to him.

John 16:19

Therefore Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, Do ye inquire among yourselves about this, because I said, A little while, and ye do not look at me, and, Again a little while, and ye will see me?

Mark 7:18

And he says to them, Are also ye so without understanding? Do ye not perceive that everything outside that enters into the man cannot defile him,

Mark 8:17-18

And knowing it Jesus says to them, Why do ye deliberate because ye have no loaves? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? Have ye your heart still hardened?

Mark 8:33

But he, having turned around, and having looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Go thee behind me, Satan, because thou think not the things of God, but the things of men.

Mark 16:14

Afterward he became visible to them, to the eleven, who were relaxing. And he upbraided their unbelief and hard heart, because they did not believe those who saw him after he was raised.

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures.

John 4:27

And upon this his disciples came. And they marveled that he spoke with the woman, yet no man said, What seek thou? or, Why do thou speak with her?

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