NIV: But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
NAS: But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.
KJV: 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.
GWT: They didn't know what he meant. The meaning was hidden from them so that they didn't understand it. Besides, they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.
ASV: But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
BBE: But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.
DBY: But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.
DRB: But they understood not this word; and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not. And they were afraid to ask him concerning this word.
WBS: But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.
WEB: 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.
YLT: And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
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