Luke 18:34

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.

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WEBBE

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.

BSB

But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

KJV

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

ASV

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.

BBE

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.

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καὶ kai And G2532 αὐτοὶ autoi they themselves G846 οὐδὲν ouden no [thing] G3762 τούτων toutōn of these things G3778 συνῆκαν sunēkan understood G4920 καὶ kai and G2532 ἦν ēn was G1510 τὸ to (the) G3588 ῥῆμα rhēma declaration G4487 τοῦτο touto this G3778 κεκρυμμένον kekrummenon hidden G2928 ἀπ ap᾽ from G575 αὐτῶν autōn them G846 καὶ kai and G2532 οὐκ ouk neither G3756 ἐγίνωσκον eginōskon they were knowing G1097 τὰ ta the [things] G3588 λεγόμενα.¶ legomena being spoken G3004

The early church

The disciples did not as yet know exactly what the Prophets had foretold, but after He rose again, He opened their understanding that they should understand the Scriptures. (Luke 24:25.)
Cyril of Alexandria · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
For because they desired His life above all things, they could not hear of His death, and as they knew him to be not only a spotless man, but also very God, they thought He could in no wise die. And whenever in the parables, which they frequently heard Him utter, He said any thing concerning His Passion, they believed it to be spoken allegorically, and referred to something else. Hence it follows, And this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. But the Jews, who conspired against His life, knew that He spoke concerning His Passion, when he said, The Son of man must be lifted up; therefore said they, We have heard in our law that Christ abideth for ever, and how sayest thou the Son of man must be lifted up?
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 31–34

The Spirit of Christ, in the Old Testament prophets, testified beforehand his sufferings, and the glory that should follow, 1Pe 1:11. The disciples' prejudices were so strong, that they would not understand these things literally. They were so intent upon the prophecies which spake of Christ's glory, that they overlooked those which spake of his sufferings. People run into mistakes, because they read their Bibles by halves, and are only for the smooth things. We are as backward to learn the proper lessons from the sufferings, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ, as the disciples were to what he told them as to those events; and for the same reason; self-love, and a desire of worldly objects, close our understandings.

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Mark 9:32Luke 9:45

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