Mark 9:32

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

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  • Luke 2:50 : 50 But they did not understand the statement he made to them.
  • 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.
  • Luke 9:45 : 45 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.
  • Mark 9:10 : 10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what 'rising from the dead' might mean.
  • 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 16:19 : 19 Jesus 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”?'
  • Mark 16:14 : 14 Later, as they were reclining at the table, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who had seen him after he was raised.
  • Mark 7:18 : 18 And He said to them, "Are you also without understanding? Do you not realize that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?
  • Mark 8:17-18 : 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 8:33 : 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.'
  • Luke 24:45 : 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
  • John 4:27 : 27 Just then his disciples arrived, and they were amazed that he was talking with a woman. However, no one said, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

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