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Bible in Basic English

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

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.

A Conservative Version

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

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

Fausets

Context Readings

Jesus Predicts His Death And Resurrection A Second Time

31 For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead. 32 But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it. 33 And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way?

Cross References

Luke 2:50

And his words seemed strange to them.

Luke 18:34

But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.

Luke 9:45

But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

Mark 9:10

And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.

John 12:16

(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)

John 16:19

Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

Mark 7:18

And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

Mark 8:17-18

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard?

Mark 8:33

But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

Mark 16:14

And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.

Luke 24:45

Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.

John 4:27

At that point the disciples came back, and they were surprised to see him talking to a woman; but not one of them said to him, What is your purpose? or, Why are you talking to her?

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