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Luke 9:44–45

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Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
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.
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From verse 44

  1. Acts 2:23Rank 1 from verse 44
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    23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

  2. Luke 9:22Rank 2 from verse 44
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    22Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

  3. Hebrews 2:1Rank 3 from verse 44
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    1THEREFORE we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

  4. Luke 2:19Rank 4 from verse 44
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    19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

  5. Mark 9:31Rank 5 from verse 44
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    31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.

From verse 45

  1. Luke 18:34Rank 1 from verse 45
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    34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

  2. Luke 2:50Rank 2 from verse 45
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    50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

  3. John 12:16Rank 3 from verse 45
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    16These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

  4. Mark 9:32Rank 4 from verse 45
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    32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

  5. 2 Corinthians 3:14–16Rank 5 from verse 45
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    14But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

    15But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.

    16Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

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Luke 9:44

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sink

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1. To descend, submerge, or fall below a surface or support. 2. Of words, to enter deeply into the hearing or understanding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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ears

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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 9:45

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hid

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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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43¶ And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

44Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

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45But 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.

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46¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

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