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Selected Verse: Mark 9:32 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Mr 9:32 |
King James |
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
But they understood not that saying--"and it was hid from them, [so] that they preceived it not" (Luk 9:45).
and were afraid to ask him--Their most cherished ideas were so completely dashed by such announcements, that they were afraid of laying themselves open to rebuke by asking Him any questions. But "they were exceeding sorry" (Mat 17:23). While the other Evangelists, as WEBSTER and WILKINSON remark, notice their ignorance and their fear, Matthew, who was one of them, retains a vivid recollection of their sorrow. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
They understood not the word - They did not understand how to reconcile the death of our Saviour (nor consequently his resurrection, which supposed his death) with their notions of his temporal kingdom. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
But they understood not - This whole verse is wanting in two MSS., in the first edition of Erasmus, and in that of Aldus. Mill approves of the omission. It does not appear likely, from Matthew's account, that three of the disciples, Peter, James, and John, could be ignorant of the reasons of Christ's death and resurrection, after the transfiguration; on the contrary, from the circumstances there related, it is very probable that from that time they must have had at least a general understanding of this important subject; but the other nine might have been ignorant of this matter, who were not present at the transfiguration; probably it is of these that the evangelist speaks here. See the observations on the transfiguration, Mat 17:9 (note), etc., and Mat 18:1 (note). |
23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
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.
1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.