Luke 18 · Verse 34

Luke 18:34

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
Luke 18:34, King James Version

Luke 18:34 in other translations

BSBBut the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
WEBThey understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.
ASVAnd they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.
YLTAnd they none of these things understood, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.
DARBYAnd they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.
BBEBut they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
WebsterAnd they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

What does Luke 18:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
34. understood none, &c.--The Evangelist seems unable to say strongly enough how entirely hidden from them at that time was the sense of these exceeding plain statements: no doubt to add weight to their subsequent testimony, which from this very circumstance was prodigious, and with all the simple-hearted irresistible.

Lu 18:35-43. Blind Man Healed.

In Mt 20:29-34, they are two, as in the case of the Demoniac of Gadara. In Matthew and Mark (Mr 10:46-52) the occurrence is connected with Christ's departure from Jericho; in Luke with His approach to it. Many ways of accounting for these slight divergences of detail have been proposed. Perhaps, if we knew all the facts, we should see no difficulty; but that we have been left so far in the dark shows that the thing is of no moment any way. One thing is plain, there could have been no collusion among the authors of these Gospels, else they would have taken care to remove these "spots on the sun."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 34. Understood none of these things. Though they were plainly revealed, yet such were their prejudices and their unwillingness to believe them that they did not understand them. They expected that he would be a temporal prince and a conqueror, and they were not willing to believe that he would be delivered into the hands of his enemies. They did not see how that could be consistent with the prophecies. To us now these things appear plain, and we may hence learn that those things which to us appear most mysterious may yet appear perfectly plain; and we should learn to trust in God, and believe just what he has spoken. Mt 16:21;

(u) "they understood none of these things" Jn 18:28

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 They understood none of these things - Notwithstanding all the information which Christ had given them concerning this awful subject, they could not as yet fully comprehend how the Messiah should suffer; or how their Master, whose power they knew was unlimited, should permit the Jews and Gentiles to torment and slay him as he here intimates they would.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 18:31-34

The Spirit of Christ, in the Old Testament prophets, testified beforehand his sufferings, and the glory that should follow, 1Pe 1:11. The disciples' prejudices were so strong, that they would not understand these things literally. They were so intent upon the prophecies which spake of Christ's glory, that they overlooked those which spake of his sufferings. People run into mistakes, because they read their Bibles by…

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Luke 18:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
αὐτοὶautoithey themselvesG846
οὐδὲνoudenno [thing]G3762
τούτωνtoutōnof these thingsG3778
συνῆκαν,sunēkanunderstood,G4920
καὶkaiandG2532
ἦνēnwasG1510
τὸto<the>G3588
ῥῆμαrhēmadeclarationG4487
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778
κεκρυμμένονkekrummenonhiddenG2928
ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575
αὐτῶν,autōnthem,G846
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐκoukneitherG3756
ἐγίνωσκονeginōskonthey were knowingG1097
τὰtathe [things]G3588
λεγόμενα.¶legomenabeing spoken.G3004

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 18:34

  • Luke 9:45

    But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

  • Mark 9:32

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

  • Luke 2:50

    And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

  • John 12:16

    These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

  • John 16:1-19

    These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. …

  • Luke 24:25

    Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

  • Luke 24:45

    Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

  • John 10:6

    This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:50; 9:45; 24:25,45; Mr 9:32; Joh 10:6; 12:16; 16:1-19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 18:33

    And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.

  • Luke 18:34

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

  • Luke 18:35

    And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

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Luke 18:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pero ellos nada de estas cosas entendían, y esta palabra les era encubierta, y no entendían lo que se decía.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils ne comprirent rien de ces choses; et cette parole leur était cachée, et ils ne comprirent pas les choses qui étaient dites.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie verstanden nichts von diesen Dingen, und dieses Wort war vor ihnen verborgen, und sie begriffen das Gesagte nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ipsi nihil horum intellexerunt, et erat verbum istud absconditum ab eis, et non intelligebant quæ dicebantur.