Markus 9:32

32 Maar zij verstonden dat woord niet, en zij vreesden Hem te vragen.

Markus 9:32 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 9:32

But they understood not that saying
Meaning either the whole of what he had said, concerning his delivery, death, and resurrection: and which then must be interpreted with some limitation; for they must understand the sense of his words, which were clear and express; especially concerning his death, which affected their minds with trouble and grief; for Matthew says, "they were exceeding sorry upon it", (See Gill on Matthew 17:23); but they could not understand how it could be, and upon what account, and for what end, so holy and good, and innocent a man as he was, could be put to death; nor how this could consist with his character, as the Son of God, the Messiah, and king of Israel; and with the notions they had of the Messiah's abiding for ever, and setting up a temporal kingdom on earth: or this may regard only his resurrection from the dead; which whether it was to be taken in a literal or mystical sense, they could not tell:

and were afraid to ask him;
lest they should be upbraided with their ignorance and stupidity, as they had been lately rebuked by him for their unbelief, and the neglect of their duty; and as Peter had been severely reprimanded for expostulating with him about the selfsame things, delivered by him to them, not before.

Markus 9:32 In-Context

30 En van daar weggaande, reisden zij door Galilea; en Hij wilde niet, dat het iemand wist.

31 Want Hij leerde Zijn discipelen, en zeide tot hen: De Zoon des mensen zal overgeleverd worden in de handen der mensen, en zij zullen Hem doden, en gedood zijnde, zal Hij ten derden dage wederopstaan.

32 Maar zij verstonden dat woord niet, en zij vreesden Hem te vragen.

33 En Hij kwam te Kapernaum, en in het huis gekomen zijnde, vraagde Hij hun: Waarvan hadt gij woorden onder elkander op den weg?

34 Doch zij zwegen; want zij waren onder elkander in woorden geweest op den weg, wie de meeste zou zijn.