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Mark 8:21

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ 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?

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