Mark 9:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Luke 2:50 : 50 And his words seemed strange to them.
  • Luke 18:34 : 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 : 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 : 10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.
  • John 12:16 : 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 : 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 16:14 : 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.
  • Mark 7:18 : 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 : 17 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? 18 Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?
  • Mark 8:33 : 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.
  • Luke 24:45 : 45 Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.
  • John 4:27 : 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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  • Luke 9:44-46
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    44 Let these words go deep into your ears, for the Son of man will be given up into the hands of men.

    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.

    46 Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

  • Luke 18:34
    84%

    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 2:50
    82%

    50 And his words seemed strange to them.

  • Mark 9:6
    80%

    6 Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.

  • Mark 8:21
    79%

    21 And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you?

  • John 10:6
    79%

    6 In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

  • Mark 9:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9 And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

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

  • John 8:27
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    27 They did not see that his words were about the Father.

  • Mark 9:33-34
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    77%

    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?

    34 But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.

  • Mark 10:32
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    32 And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

  • Mark 9:30-31
    2 verses
    76%

    30 And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it;

    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.

  • Mark 8:30-31
    2 verses
    75%

    30 And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.

    31 And teaching them, he said that the Son of man would have to undergo much, and be hated by those in authority, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days come back from the dead.

  • Luke 8:9
    75%

    9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

  • Luke 20:40
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    40 And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.

  • John 20:9
    75%

    9 For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.

  • John 16:18
    74%

    18 So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

  • Mark 12:12
    74%

    12 And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

  • Matt 15:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.

    16 And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?

  • Luke 20:26
    74%

    26 And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

  • Luke 9:21
    73%

    21 But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;

  • Luke 20:7
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    7 And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

  • Luke 24:16
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    16 But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

  • Matt 17:6
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    6 And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

  • Mark 16:8
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    8 And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

  • Mark 4:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

    13 And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

  • Matt 17:9
    72%

    9 And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.

  • Matt 17:23
    72%

    23 And they will put him to death, and the third day he will come again from the dead. And they were very sad.

  • Mark 3:12
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    12 And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.

  • Matt 17:13
    72%

    13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.

  • Luke 9:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33 And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.

    34 And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud.

  • John 12:16
    72%

    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.)

  • Matt 16:12
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    12 Then they saw that it was not the leaven of bread which he had in mind, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

  • Matt 13:10
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    10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

  • Luke 9:36
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    36 And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

  • Mark 4:10
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    10 And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

  • Matt 12:16
    71%

    16 Ordering them not to give people word of him:

  • Matt 13:13
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    13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

  • Matt 13:51
    71%

    51 Are all these things now clear to you? They say to him, Yes.

  • Matt 21:46
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    46 And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

  • Luke 14:6
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    6 And they had no answer to that question.

  • Mark 14:40
    70%

    40 And again he came and saw them sleeping, because their eyes were very tired; and they had nothing to say in answer.