But while the entire crowd ³  was amazed at everything Jesus ⁴  was doing, he said to his disciples, 9:44 “Take these words to heart, ⁵  for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.” ⁶  9:45 But they did not understand this statement; its meaning ⁷  had been concealed ⁸  from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet ⁹  they were afraid to ask him about this statement.