Luke 18:34

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they none of these things understood, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 18:34 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Mark 9:32But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
  2. Luke 2:50But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
  3. Luke 9:45But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
  4. Luke 24:25Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
  5. Luke 24:45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
  6. John 10:6Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
  7. John 12:16At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
  8. John 16:1“I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

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