³² But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask him.^(A)

⁴⁵ But they did not understand this statement;^(A) it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it,^(B) and they were afraid to ask him about it.

³⁴ They understood none of these things.^(A) The meaning of the saying^[a](B) was hidden^(C) from them, and they did not grasp what was said.