Mark 10:32 Were in a daze (JB)

Wednesday, 02 March 2011
Wednesday of the Eighth week in Ordinary Time
Book of Sirach 36:1.4-5.10-17.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 10:32-45.

Just before the Mass I checked the Jerusalem Bible translation of the Gospel. The JB says the disciples were in a daze and apprehensive on the road to Jerusalem. The other translations use the words amazed and feared. The Greek words are more resounding, kai ethambounto and ephobounto ….   (NJB) “They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem; Jesus was walking on ahead of them; they were in a daze, and those who followed were apprehensive”.

The today Gospel is named ‘the Prophecy of the Passion’, Mk. 10:32-45.

Earlier, ‘the Prediction of the Passion’ is encountered by Peter at Caesarea Philippi. Mk.18-27

On the road to Jerusalem for Jesus Passion, the disciples reacted so differently. Peter and James and John are dazed, amazed, astonished. In our Mass the dithering disciples prompt us to steadier followers of Jesus. The action of the saving of the Passion bring the singleness of heart and purposefulness in union with Christ.

(GNT-TR+)  ησαν²²⁵⁸  δε¹¹⁶¹  εν¹⁷²²  τη³⁵⁸⁸  οδω³⁵⁹⁸  αναβαινοντες³⁰⁵  εις¹⁵¹⁹  ιεροσολυμα²⁴¹⁴  και²⁵³²  ην²²⁵⁸  προαγων⁴²⁵⁴  αυτους⁸⁴⁶  ο³⁵⁸⁸  ιησους²⁴²⁴  και²⁵³²  εθαμβουντο²²⁸⁴  και²⁵³²  ακολουθουντες¹⁹⁰  εφοβουντο⁵³⁹⁹  και²⁵³²  παραλαβων³⁸⁸⁰  παλιν³⁸²⁵  τους³⁵⁸⁸  δωδεκα¹⁴²⁷  ηρξατο⁷⁵⁶  αυτοις⁸⁴⁶  λεγειν³⁰⁰⁴  τα³⁵⁸⁸  μελλοντα³¹⁹⁵  αυτω⁸⁴⁶  συμβαινειν⁴⁸¹⁹  

(Vulgate)  erant autem in via ascendentes in Hierosolyma et praecedebat illos Iesus et stupebant et sequentes timebant et adsumens iterum duodecim coepit illis dicere quae essent ei ventura

Mar 10:32 -

And they were amazed (kai ethambounto). Imperfect tense describing the feelings of the disciples as Jesus was walking on in front of them (ēn proagōn autous, periphrastic imperfect active), an unusual circumstance in itself that seemed to bode no good as they went on through Perea towards Jerusalem. In fact, they that followed were afraid (hoi de akolouthountes ephobounto) as they looked at Jesus walking ahead in solitude. The idiom (hoi de) may not mean that all the disciples were afraid, but only some of them. “The Lord walked in advance of the Twelve with a solemnity and a determination which foreboded danger” (Swete). Cf. Luk_9:5. They began to fear coming disaster as they neared Jerusalem. They read correctly the face of Jesus.." (RWP)

(NJB) They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem; Jesus was walking on ahead of them; they were in a daze, and those who followed were apprehensive.

(NRSV) Mark 10:32 They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. 

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NASB © Greek Transliteration Strong's Definition Origin They were on the road ὁδῷ odō 3598 a way, road a prim. word going ἀναβαίνοντες anabainontes 305 to go up, ascend from ana and the same as basis up to Jerusalem, Ἱεροσόλυμα ierosoluma 2414 Jerusalem, the capital of united Isr. and Judah of Hebrew originYerushalaim and Jesus Ἰησοῦς iēsous 2424 Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr. of Hebrew originYehoshua was walking on ahead προάγων proagōn 4254 to lead forth, to go before from pro and agó of them; and they were amazed, ἐθαμβοῦντο ethambounto 2284 to astonish from thambos and those τῇ tē 3588 the the def. art. who followed ἀκολουθοῦντες akolouthountes 190 to follow from alpha (as a cop. prefix) and keleuthos (a road, way) were fearful. ἐφοβοῦντο ephobounto 5399 to put to flight, to terrify, frighten from phobos