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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