Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 18:34

"And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said." — Luke 18:34 (ASV)

In this prediction, Jesus for the first time mentions the Gentiles as his executors. Luke attributes the ignorance of the disciples (a theme much emphasized by Mark) to what is apparently a supernatural withholding of understanding (v.34; 24:16).