Teks -- Mark 9:32 (NET)

9:32 But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.

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Robertson: Mar 9:32 - But they understood not the saying

But they understood not the saying ( hoi de ēgnooun to rhēma ).

An old word. Chiefly in Paul’ s Epistles in the N.T. Imperfect tense. They continued not to understand. They were agnostics on the subject of the death and resurrection even after the Transfiguration experience. As they came down from the mountain they were puzzled again over the Master’ s allusion to his resurrection (Mar 9:10). Mat 17:23 notes that "they were exceeding sorry"to hear Jesus talk this way again, but Mark adds that they "were afraid to ask him"(ephobounto auton eperōtēsai ). Continued to be afraid (imperfect tense), perhaps with a bitter memory of the term "Satan"hurled at Peter when he protested the other time when Jesus spoke of his death (Mar 8:33; Mat 16:23). Luk 9:45 explains that "it was concealed from them,"probably partly by their own preconceived ideas and prejudices.

Wesley: Mar 9:32 - They understood not the word

They did not understand how to reconcile the death of our Saviour (nor consequently his resurrection, which supposed his death) with their notions of his temporal kingdom.

JFB: Mar 9:32 - But they understood not that saying

"and it was hid from them, [so] that they preceived it not" (Luk 9:45).

JFB: Mar 9:32 - and were afraid to ask him

Their most cherished ideas were so completely dashed by such announcements, that they were afraid of laying themselves open to rebuke by asking Him any questions. But "they were exceeding sorry" (Mat 17:23). While the other Evangelists, as WEBSTER and WILKINSON remark, notice their ignorance and their fear, Matthew, who was one of them, retains a vivid recollection of their sorrow.

Clarke: Mar 9:32 - But they understood not

But they understood not - This whole verse is wanting in two MSS., in the first edition of Erasmus, and in that of Aldus. Mill approves of the omission. It does not appear likely, from Matthew’ s account, that three of the disciples, Peter, James, and John, could be ignorant of the reasons of Christ’ s death and resurrection, after the transfiguration; on the contrary, from the circumstances there related, it is very probable that from that time they must have had at least a general understanding of this important subject; but the other nine might have been ignorant of this matter, who were not present at the transfiguration; probably it is of these that the evangelist speaks here. See the observations on the transfiguration, Mat 17:9 (note), etc., and Mat 18:1 (note).

TSK: Mar 9:32 - they // were

they : Mar 9:10; Luk 2:50, Luk 9:45, Luk 18:34, Luk 24:45

were : Mar 7:18, Mar 8:17, Mar 8:18, Mar 8:33, Mar 16:14; Joh 4:27, Joh 16:19

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Poole: Mar 9:30-32

Ver. 30-32. Our Saviour, as the time of his suffering approached more nearly, did more frequently inculcate it to his disciples, that being forewarned, they might also be forearmed against the temptation of it; and we learn from Luk 24:21 , that all was too little, for when they saw these things come to pass they began to flag as to their faith: they said, But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel. Our Saviour

said unto them, The Son of man is delivered which is expounded by Mat 17:22,23 , The Son of man shall be betrayed. He was already delivered in the sure counsel of God, and what God hath revealed shall be done, because of the certainty of the effect, is often in Scripture spoken of as a thing already done. That phrase, Mar 9:31 , the third day, th trith hmera , expounds that other phrase which we meet with, Mar 8:31 . meta treiv hmerav , which we translate after three days, and makes the meaning of the evangelists plain to have been as we determined it.

Poole: Mar 9:32 - See Poole on "Mr 9:30 "

See Poole on "Mr 9:30 "

Gill: Mar 9:32 - But they understood not that saying // and were afraid to ask him

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 Mat 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.