Mark 8:21

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

Bible in Basic English

And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you?

Free Bible Version

“Do you still not understand?” he asked them.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then he saide vnto them, Howe is it that ye vnderstand not?

King James (Authorized) Version

And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

One Unity Resource Bible

He asked them, “Don’t you understand, yet?”

Plain English Version

Then Jesus asked them, “So how come you still don’t understand about me?”

Translation for Translators

Then he kept saying to them, “◄I am disappointed that you do not understand yet that you should never worry that you do not have enough food!/Why do you not understand yet that you should never worry that you do not have enough food?►” [RHQ]

Unlocked Literal Bible

He said, “Do you not yet understand?”

Noah Webster Bible

And he said to them, How is it that ye do not understand?

World English Bible

He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

Young's Literal Translation

And he said to them, 'How do ye not understand?'

Context

The Leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod

²⁰“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.²¹Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

Sermons

The Cause of Spiritual Stupidity

George MacDonald

Summary

In this verse, Jesus questions His disciples about their understanding of the miraculous feeding of the four thousand and the five thousand. He uses the example of the bread to illustrate a spiritual lesson, emphasizing the importance of perceiving deeper truths beyond the physical realm. Jesus is urging His followers to have spiritual insight and discernment, not just focusing on the material provision but on the spiritual nourishment He provides. This verse underscores the need for faith and understanding in recognizing the significance of Jesus' teachings and miracles.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

How is it that ye do not understand?--"do not understand that the warning I gave you could not have been prompted by any such petty consideration as the want of loaves in your scrip." Profuse as were our Lord's miracles, we see from this that they were not wrought at random, but that He carefully noted their minutest details, and desired that this should be done by those who witnessed, as doubtless by all who read the record of them. Even the different kind of baskets used at the two miraculous feedings, so carefully noted in the two narratives, are here also referred to; the one smaller, of which there were twelve, the other much larger, of which there were seven. Blind Man at Bethsaida Restored to Sight (Mar 8:22-26).