Mark 9:6 (YLT)

Passage

for he was not knowing what he might say, for they were greatly afraid.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

Mark 9:5 And Peter answering saith to Jesus, `Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:'

Mark 9:6 for he was not knowing what he might say, for they were greatly afraid.

Mark 9:7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, `This is My Son--the Beloved, hear ye him;'

Mark 9:8 and suddenly, having looked around, they saw no one any more, but Jesus only with themselves.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And Peter answering saith to Jesus Rabbi..." into verse 7's "And there came a cloud overshadowing them...", so "knowing" and "might" 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 "knowing" and "might" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.