Luke 9:45

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But they did not understand what this meant; it was hidden from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

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  • Luke 18:34 : 34 The disciples understood none of this. The meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what he was saying.
  • Mark 9:32 : 32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.
  • Luke 2:50 : 50 But they did not understand the statement he made to them.
  • John 16:17-18 : 17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, 'What does he mean by saying, “A little while and you will no longer see me; and again a little while and you will see me,” and “because I am going to the Father”?' 18 They said, 'What does he mean by “a little while”? We do not know what he is talking about.'
  • John 12:16 : 16 At first, His disciples did not understand these things. But when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
  • John 12:34 : 34 The crowd answered Him, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. So how can You say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of Man?"
  • John 14:5 : 5 Thomas said to him, 'Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?'
  • Matt 16:22 : 22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "Far be it from You, Lord! This shall never happen to You!"
  • Mark 8:16-18 : 16 They began discussing with one another, saying, 'We have no bread.' 17 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, 'Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you still not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?' 18 Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?
  • Mark 8:32-33 : 32 He spoke openly about this. Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But Jesus turned, looked at his disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying, 'Get behind me, Satan! You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.'
  • Mark 9:10 : 10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what 'rising from the dead' might mean.
  • 2 Cor 3:14-16 : 14 But their minds were hardened. For to this day, the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. 15 But even to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts. 16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
  • Luke 9:46 : 46 An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest.

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    32But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

    33They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, 'What were you arguing about on the way?'

    34But they kept silent, because on the way they had been arguing about who was the greatest.

  • Luke 18:34
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    34The disciples understood none of this. The meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what he was saying.

  • Luke 2:50
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    50But they did not understand the statement he made to them.

  • John 10:6
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    6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

  • John 8:27
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    27They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father.

  • Luke 9:46
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    46An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest.

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    21Then he said to them, 'Do you still not understand?'

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    44'Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.'

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    6For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified.

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    11He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything is spoken in parables.

    12"So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

    13He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

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    9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

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    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

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    16But their eyes were restrained, so they did not recognize him.

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    18They said, 'What does he mean by “a little while”? We do not know what he is talking about.'

    19Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, 'Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, “A little while and you will no longer see me; and again a little while and you will see me”?'

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    13That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

    14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

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    15Then Peter spoke up and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”

    16Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

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    30They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were,

  • Mark 8:17-18
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    17Aware of this, Jesus said to them, 'Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you still not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?'

    18Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?

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    30Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

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    26'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."'

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    51Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

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    16At first, His disciples did not understand these things. But when Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

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    9For they still did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

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    11How is it that you do not understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

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    36When the voice had spoken, they found Jesus alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

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    45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.

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    30And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, saying, 'Make sure no one knows about this.'

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    28But no one at the table understood why He said this to him.

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    26They were unable to trap him in his words in front of the people, and amazed at his answer, they became silent.

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    21Jesus strictly warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone.

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    16He warned them not to make Him known.

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    10Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"