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Mark 9:32 Cross-References
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“But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.”
Mark 9:32 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 9:32
The disciples' response reveals their spiritual dullness: 'they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him' (οἱ δὲ ἠγνόουν τὸ ῥῆμα, καὶ ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτὸν ἐπερωτῆσαι). The verb 'understood not' (ēgnooun, ἠγνόουν) indicates incomprehension, not mere ignorance. Jesus spoke plainly (v. 31), yet they couldn't grasp it. This demonstrates that spiritual truth requires divine illumination (1 Corinthians 2:14)—natural human reason cannot comprehend God's wisdom. Their fear to ask (ephobounto, ἐφοβοῦντο) shows awareness that they should understand but didn't. Perhaps they feared rebuke (like P...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 9:32
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“that they should not perceive it”
“And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.”
“and he said to them”
“and they didn't understand the things that were said.”
“but when Jesus was glorified”
“questioning what the rising from the dead meant.”
“perceiving it”
“his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said”
“turning around”
“and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart”