Mark 9:32 — Compare All Translations

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

but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

English ASV

But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

English Amplified

But they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question Him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But they did not comprehend what He was saying, and they were afraid to ask Him [what this statement meant].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But they understood not the saying, and feared to ask him.

English EASY 2024

The disciples did not understand what Jesus had said. But they were afraid to ask him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But the followers did not understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him.

But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But they did not understand what this teaching meant, and they were afraid to ask him.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The disciples didn't understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

English KJV 1611

But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

English LSB

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But they did not understand the teaching and were afraid to ask Him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

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

But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But they didn't understand what he meant. And they were afraid to ask him about it.

English NIV

But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

English NKJ 1982

But they did not understand this saying, and were afraid to ask Him.

English NLT

But they didn't understand what he was saying, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But the disciples didn’t have a clue what he meant and were too embarrassed to ask him to explain it.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But they didn't understand and were afraid to ask him what he meant.

English Tyndale 1537

But they wist not what that saying meant, and were afraid to ask him.

Mark 9:32 — Compare Translations