Luke 18:34
What does Luke 18:34 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 18:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 18:34 means
Despite Jesus's clear and detailed prophecy, the disciples failed to grasp the meaning of His words. Their lack of understanding indicates spiritual blindness and perhaps a preconceived notion of a conquering Messiah that prevented them from accepting His suffering. This lack of comprehension shows how profoundly shocking and contrary to their expectations the idea of a suffering Messiah was, even when explicitly laid out by Jesus.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they none of these things understood, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them: and they understood not the things that were said.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.
Context
This verse critically highlights the disciples' utter incomprehension of the prophecies Jesus just delivered in verses 31-33. This lack of understanding is vital for the reader to grasp, as it explains their confusion and fear during the actual events of the passion. This moment serves as a reminder of human limitations in grasping divine truth, especially when it challenges deeply held expectations.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 2:50
And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
- Luke 24:45
Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;
- John 10:6
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
- Mark 9:32
But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
- John 12:16
These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
- John 16:1
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to stumble.
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