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Mark Chapter 9 verse 32 Holy Bible

ASV Mark 9:32

But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
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BBE Mark 9:32

But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.
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DARBY Mark 9:32

But they understood not the saying, and feared to ask him.
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KJV Mark 9:32

But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
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WBT Mark 9:32

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WEB Mark 9:32

But they didn't understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
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YLT Mark 9:32

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 32. - But they understood not the saying, and were afraid (ἐφοβοῦντο) to ask him; St. Matthew (Matthew 17:23) says, "They were exceeding sorry." They saw that something very dreadful was about to happen. Their Master's words and looks showed them this. But it was a mystery to them. All his words staggered them, but especially those which spoke of his rising again. They did not understand whether it was an entrance into a higher state or a restoration to a common life. They did not understand why he was to die, and how these words of his about his death could agree with those in which he had told them that his kingdom was at hand. Perhaps, on the whole, they inclined to the view most pleasing to them, that Christ would not die; for this was what they wished and most desired. And so they tried to persuade themselves that his words respecting his sufferings and death had some other hidden meaning; and were to be understood in a figurative sense and not a literal. But anyhow, they dreaded to ask him.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(32) They understood not that saying.--The words, giving once more a kind of psychological analysis of the disciples' thoughts, are not in St. Matthew, but are found in St. Luke. They imply the continuance of the perplexity described in Mark 9:10.