Luke 18:34 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they none of these things understood, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.

English Amplified

But they understood nothing of these things; His words were a mystery and hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was telling them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But they understood nothing of these things; His words were a mystery and hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was telling them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They understood none of these things. The meaning of the saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.

English EASY 2024

The 12 disciples did not understand any of these things. What Jesus said did not mean anything to them. So they did not know what Jesus was talking about.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The apostles tried to understand this, but they could not; the meaning was hidden from them.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But the disciples did not understand any of these things; the meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not know what Jesus was talking about.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But they didn't understand any of this. What he said was a mystery to them, and they didn't know what he meant.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

English KJV 1611

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

But the disciples understood none of these things, and this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what was spoken.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But the disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But they understood nothing of this; the word remained hidden from them and they failed to comprehend what he said.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But the twelve understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what Jesus meant.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them. So they didn't know what Jesus was talking about.

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

English NKJ 1982

But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.

But they didn't understand a thing he said. Its significance was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But they understood nothing about all these things; in fact, what he said was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The disciples had no clue what he was saying, for his words were a mystery that was hidden from them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But they understood none of these things; this saying was hid from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But they didn't understand a thing he said. He seemed to be talking in riddles.

English Tyndale 1537

(But) They understood none of these things. And this saying was hid from them. And they perceived not the things which were spoken.