Verse Comparison: Luke 9:45
American Standard Version
But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
Amplified® Bible
However, they did not comprehend this saying; and it was kept hidden from them, so that they should not grasp it {and} understand, and they were afraid to ask Him about the statement.
Contemporary English Version
But the disciples did not know what he meant. The meaning was hidden from them. They could not understand it, and they were afraid to ask.
Darby English Version
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.
Good News Bible
But the disciples did not know what this meant. It had been hidden from them so that they could not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about the matter.
International Standard Version
But they didn't know what this meant. Indeed, the meaning was hidden from them so that they didn't understand it; and they were afraid to ask him about this statement.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.
New International Version
But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
New King James Version
But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this saying.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But they did not understand this statement, and He concealed it from them so that they would not perceive it; and they feared to ask Him about this statement.
Young's Literal Translation
And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.