KJV ORIGINAL
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And he asked them, 'How are you still not getting this?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes Jesus has to ask us the hard question: are we really paying attention?
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Mark, this verse occurs after Jesus performed the miracle of feeding the four thousand and warned his disciples about the "yeast" of the Pharisees and Herod, which symbolized hypocritical teachings. The disciples misunderstood Jesus, thinking he was speaking literally about bread despite having just witnessed his miraculous provision. Jesus expresses frustration because they failed to connect these events to deeper spiritual lessons about faith and discernment.
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