Mark 9:32 (GNV)

Passage

But they vnderstoode not that saying, and were afraide to aske him.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:30 And they departed thence, and went together through Galile, and hee would not that any should haue knowen it.

Mark 9:31 For he taught his disciples, and saide vnto them, The Sonne of man shalbe deliuered into the handes of men, and they shall kill him, but after that he is killed, he shall rise againe the third day.

Mark 9:32 But they vnderstoode not that saying, and were afraide to aske him.

Mark 9:33 After, he came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among you by the way?

Mark 9:34 And they helde their peace: for by the way they reasoned among themselues, who should bee the chiefest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vnderstoode", "saying", "afraide", and "aske". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vnderstoode" and "saying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "For he taught his disciples and saide..." into verse 33's "After he came to Capernaum and when...", so "vnderstoode" and "saying" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "vnderstoode" and "saying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.