32 They didn’t understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

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32 But they did not understand what he meant(A) and were afraid to ask him about it.

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34 But they didn’t understand any of this. The significance of his words was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about.

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34 The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.(A)

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50 But they didn’t understand what he meant.

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50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.(A)

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45 But they didn’t know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn’t understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

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45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it,(A) and they were afraid to ask him about it.

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19 Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it, so he said, “Are you asking yourselves what I meant? I said in a little while you won’t see me, but a little while after that you will see me again.

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19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’?

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16 His disciples didn’t understand at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that these things had been written about him.

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16 At first his disciples did not understand all this.(A) Only after Jesus was glorified(B) did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.

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10 So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by “rising from the dead.”

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10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

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27 Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked to find him talking to a woman, but none of them had the nerve to ask, “What do you want with her?” or “Why are you talking to her?”

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27 Just then his disciples returned(A) and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”

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45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

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45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.

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14 Still later he appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating together. He rebuked them for their stubborn unbelief because they refused to believe those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 16:14 Some early manuscripts add: And they excused themselves, saying, “This age of lawlessness and unbelief is under Satan, who does not permit God’s truth and power to conquer the evil [unclean] spirits. Therefore, reveal your justice now.” This is what they said to Christ. And Christ replied to them, “The period of years of Satan’s power has been fulfilled, but other dreadful things will happen soon. And I was handed over to death for those who have sinned, so that they may return to the truth and sin no more, and so they may inherit the spiritual, incorruptible, and righteous glory in heaven.”

14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.(A)

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33 Jesus turned around and looked at his disciples, then reprimanded Peter. “Get away from me, Satan!” he said. “You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”

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33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!”(A) he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

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17 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, “Why are you arguing about having no bread? Don’t you know or understand even yet? Are your hearts too hard to take it in? 18 ‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’[a] Don’t you remember anything at all?

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Footnotes

  1. 8:18 Jer 5:21.

17 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?(A) 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?

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18 “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you?

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18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them?

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