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But they didn`t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
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Our Beliefs Can Blind Us
Multiple commentators (Barnes, Gill, Henry) explain that the disciples' misunderstanding was not due to Jesus being unclear, but because of their own deeply held, incorrect beliefs. They expected a conquering king, so the idea of a suffering Messiah was incomprehensible. This serves as a powerful reminder that our personal biases and expectations can blind us to the plain truth of Scripture if we are not humble.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It was hid from them. They had absorbed the common notions of the Jews that he was to be a prince and a conqueror, to deliver the nation. …
It was concealed from them (ην παρακεκαλυμμενον απ' αυτων). Periphrastic past perfect of παρακαλυπτω, a common verb, but only here…
19th Century
Anglican
Let these sayings sink down.—See Notes on Matthew 17:22-23, and Mark 9:30-32. Literally, Set these sayings in your ea…
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Baptist
They were not yet spiritual enough to discern His meaning; and when they had even a faint glimmering of it, it made them feel so sad, so cast down,…
(43a) Luke concludes his account of the boy’s healing by speaking of the greatness of God and the reaction of those who observed the healing. Elsew…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But they understood not this saying What was meant by being betrayed into the hands of men, and by his being put to …
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This prediction of Christ's sufferings was plain enough, but the disciples would not understand it, because it did not agree with their notions. A …
