John Mark
Mark 9:6KJV·traditional attribution
For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
Matthew Henry Presbyterian
Here is, I. A prediction of Christ's kingdom now near approaching, Mar 9:1. That which is foretold, is, 1. That the kingdom of God would come, and would come so as to be seen: the kingdom of the Messiah shall be set up in the world by the utter destruction of the Jewish polity, which stood in the way of it; this was the restoring...
Commenting on Mark 9:1-13
John Gill Reformed Baptist
For he wist not what to say,.... He did not know what he should say, or what was proper to be said by him, at such a time, in such circumstances, and before such persons; for they were sore afraid.
Albert Barnes Presbyterian
Verse 6. He wist not. He knew not. He was desirous of saying something, and he knew not what would be proper. (t) "wist not"