Mark 9:32
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
KJV
οἱ δὲ ἠγνόουν τὸ ῥῆμα, καὶ ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτὸν ἐπερωτῆσαι.
Greek NT
Et venerunt Capharnaum. Qui cum domi essent, interrogabat eos : Quid in via tractabatis ?
Vulgate
But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
ASV
And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
φοβέω
phobeo
verb · 95×
ἀγνοέω
agnoeo
verb · 22×
ἐπερωτάω
eperotao
verb · 56×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ῥῆμα
rema
noun · 67×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§557"When the days drew near for him to be taken up [Jesus] set his face to go to Jerusalem."304 By this decision he indicated that he was going up to Jerusalem prepared to die there. Three times he had announced his Passion and Resurrection; now, heading toward Jerusalem, Jesus says: "It cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem."305
Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
2. But wherefore does He still go on, when the others have withdrawn, to speak to these also in parables? They had become wiser by His sayings, so as even to understand. At any rate, to them He says afterwards, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto Him, Yea, Lord. So completely, together with its other objects, did the parable effect this too, that it made them mor…
2. And not for this only does He call him Elias everywhere, but to signify His perfect agreement with the Old Testament, and that this advent too is according to prophecy. Wherefore also He adds again, He came, and they knew him not, but have done unto him all things whatsoever they listed. Matthew 17:12 What means, all things whatsoever they listed? They cast him into prison, …
Cross-references
- John 12:16 — These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
- John 16:17 — Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the
- John 16:19 — Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall s
- Luke 2:50 — And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
- Luke 2:50 — And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
- Luke 9:45 — 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.
- Luke 9:45 — 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.
- Luke 18:34 — And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
- Luke 18:34 — And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
- Mark 9:10 — And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
- Matt 15:16 — And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?