Luke 9:45

45 But they did not understand His meaning: it was veiled from them that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

Luke 9:45 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:45

But they understood not this saying
What was meant by being betrayed into the hands of men, and by his being put to death; they knew not, how these things could possibly be, for they could not by any means reconcile them with the notions they had of a temporal Redeemer, and victorious Messiah:

and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not;
the true meaning of this saying was hid from their understanding, which was veiled with the above notion of the worldly grandeur of the Messiah, that they did not take it in;

and they feared to ask him of that saying,
of the meaning of it; imagining that he had a secret mystical meaning in it, which they could not reach; lest he should reproach them with their dulness and stupidity; or should rebuke them with the like sharpness and severity he had reproved Peter not long ago, upon the same head.

Luke 9:45 In-Context

43 And all were awe-struck at the mighty power of God. And while every one was expressing wonder at all that He was doing, He said to his disciples,

44 "As for you, store these my sayings in your memory; for, before long, the Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men."

45 But they did not understand His meaning: it was veiled from them that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

46 Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be the greatest.

47 And Jesus, knowing the reasoning that was in their hearts, took a young child and made him stand by His side