Luke 9:45 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

But they didn't get what he was saying at all, it was like the meaning was completely blocked from them, so they couldn't understand it. And they were too scared to ask him what he meant.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the truth is right there, but we're not ready to hear it yet.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Gospel of Luke was written by Luke, a companion of Paul, for Theophilus and a wider Gentile audience, likely in the late first century CE

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