MARK 9:32 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

GHT Moreover, the[plural] have-been-without-knowing the say-effect/statement, and they-have-been-fearing to-ask-upon same,

ULT But they were not understanding the word, and they were afraid to ask him.

UST However, the apprentices did not understand what Jesus was telling them, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

BSB But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him [about it].

BLB And they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask Him.

AICNT But they did not understand the word, and they were afraid to ask him.

OEB But the disciples did not understand his meaning and were afraid to question him.

WEBBE But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

NET But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.

LSV but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question Him.

FBV They didn't understand what he meant and were too afraid to ask him about it.

TCNT But they did not understand what this meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

T4T But they did not understand what he was telling them. Also, they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.

LEB But they did not understand the statement, and they were afraid to ask him.

BBE But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.

Moff But they did not understand what he said, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

Wymth They, however, did not understand what He meant, and were afraid to question Him.

ASV But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

DRA (MRK 9:31) But they understood not the word, and they were afraid to ask him.

YLT but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

Drby But they understood not the saying, and feared to ask him.

RV But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

SLT And they knew not the word, and were afraid to ask him.

Wbstr But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

KJB-1769 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

KJB-1611 But they vnderstood not that saying, and were afraid to aske him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But they vnderstoode not that saying, and were afrayde to aske hym.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Gnva But they vnderstoode not that saying, and were afraide to aske him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Cvdl But they vnderstode not that worde, and were afrayed to axe him.
(But they understood not that word, and were afraid to ask him.)

TNT But they wiste not what that sayinge meat and were affrayed to axe him.
(But they knew not what that saying meat and were afraid to ask him.)

Wycl (MRK 9:31) And thei knewen not the word, and dredden to axe hym.
(And they knew not the word, and dreaded to ask him.)

Luth Sie aber vernahmen das Wort nicht und fürchteten sich, ihn zu fragen.
(They/She but heard the word not and feared itself/yourself/themselves, him/it to/for asks.)

ClVg (MRK 9:31) At illi ignorabant verbum: et timebant interrogare eum.[fn]
(But them they_did_not_know the_word/saying: and they_were_afraid to_ask him.)

9.31 Ignorabant. Non tam ingenii tarditate quam amore, quia Deum verum cognoverunt, moriturum credere nequibant. Et quia eis in figuris loqui consueverunt, horrentes ejus mortem, in his quoque eum loqui figurate putabant.

9.31 They_did_not_know. Not/No tam nature slowly how with_love, because God true they_knew, about_to_die to_believe they_could_not. And because to_them in/into/on figures to_speak they_accustomed, dreading his/her death, in/into/on his too him to_speak figurate they_thought.

UGNT οἱ δὲ ἠγνόουν τὸ ῥῆμα, καὶ ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτὸν ἐπερωτῆσαι.
(hoi de aʸgnooun to ɽaʸma, kai efobounto auton eperōtaʸsai.)

SBL-GNT οἱ δὲ ἠγνόουν τὸ ῥῆμα, καὶ ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτὸν ἐπερωτῆσαι.
(hoi de aʸgnooun to ɽaʸma, kai efobounto auton eperōtaʸsai.)

RP-GNT Οἱ δὲ ἠγνόουν τὸ ῥῆμα, καὶ ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτὸν ἐπερωτῆσαι.
(Hoi de aʸgnooun to ɽaʸma, kai efobounto auton eperōtaʸsai.)

TC-GNT οἱ δὲ ἠγνόουν τὸ ῥῆμα, καὶ ἐφοβοῦντο αὐτὸν ἐπερωτῆσαι.
(hoi de aʸgnooun to ɽaʸma, kai efobounto auton eperōtaʸsai.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:30–32: Jesus predicted his death a second time

In 8:31 Jesus told his disciples that his enemies would kill him and that God would cause him to live again. Here in 9:30–32, Jesus told his disciples the same thing again. But they still did not understand what he was talking about.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus again predicted that he would die and come back to life

Death and resurrection foretold a second time

Jesus again tells his disciples that he will be killed but then God will raise him from the dead

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 17:22–23 and Luke 9:43–45.

9:32a

But they did not understand this statement,

But they did not understand his words,
But the disciples did not understand what that teaching meant,

But: The Greek word that the BSB translates as But here indicates a contrast. The contrast is between 9:31c–e and 9:32a. Jesus told the disciples that people would betray him and kill him, and he would rise again. But the disciples still did not understand this.

they did not understand: The pronoun they refers to Jesus’ disciples. If people in your area will think that they refers to the people who will kill Jesus (9:31d), you may want to clearly indicate the disciples here. For example:

the disciples did not understand

this statement: The Greek words that the BSB translates as this statement is literally “the saying.” This expression refers back to what Jesus said in 9:31.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

what this teaching meant (GNT)

what he said (NIV)

9:32b

and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.
and they were afraid to ask him, “What do you^(sing) mean?”

they were afraid to ask Him about it: The pronoun it refers to what Jesus said in 9:31. You may need to translate this to make it clear. For example:

and they were afraid to ask him what it meant

and they were afraid to ask him, “What do you mean?”

Parallel MARK 9:32

Section 9:30–32: Jesus predicted his death a second time

9:32a

9:32b