Mark 8:21
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
Mark 8:21 in other translations
| BSB | Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?” |
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| WEB | He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?” |
| ASV | And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand? |
| YLT | And he said to them, ‘How do ye not understand?' |
| DARBY | And he said to them, How do ye not yet understand? |
| BBE | And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you? |
| Webster | And he said to them, How is it that ye do not understand? |
What does Mark 8:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 8:11-21
Obstinate unbelief will have something to say, though ever so unreasonable. Christ refused to answer their demand. If they will not be convinced, they shall not. Alas! what cause we have to lament for those around us, who destroy themselves and others by their perverse and obstinate unbelief, and enmity to the gospel! When we forget the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely, as Christ…
Mark 8:21 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 8:21
- Psalms 94:8
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
- Mark 6:52
For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
- John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
- Mark 8:17
And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
- 1 Corinthians 15:34
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
- Matthew 16:11-12
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
- 1 Corinthians 6:5
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
- Mark 8:12
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
- Mark 9:19
He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
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Context
- Mark 8:20
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
- Mark 8:21
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
- Mark 8:22
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
Mark 8:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y les dijo: ¿Cómo aun no entendéis? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Comment ne comprenez-vous pas? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu ihnen: Wie, verstehet ihr noch nicht? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dicebat eis: Quomodo nondum intelligitis? |