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Mark 8:21 Explained in Context
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Verse 21. 21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
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Quick Meaning
This verse completes the unit at Mark 8:21 in “The Disciples Misread the Leaven Warning through Bread Anxiety”: “And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand”.
Read It With
- Mark 8:14-21
Read Mark 8:21 with 8:14-21. This verse completes the unit at Mark 8:21 in “The Disciples Misread the Leaven Warning through Bread Anxiety”: “And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand”. The complete unit's controlling movement is: With one loaf in the boat, Jesus warns against Pharisaic and Herodian leaven; the disciples focus on missing bread, and Jesus recalls both feedings while asking whether they yet understand.
What Remains True
Bread anxiety prevents the disciples from recognizing Jesus' warning and remembering the meaning of two feedings. At Mark 8:21, completes the unit at Mark 8:21 in “The Disciples Misread the Leaven Warning through Bread Anxiety”: “And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand”.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Mark 8:21, name practical needs, recall reliable evidence, and teach confused people without contempt while guarding against corrupting influence. This verse contributes to that response because it completes the unit at Mark 8:21 in “The Disciples Misread the Leaven Warning through Bread Anxiety”: “And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand”.
Continue in Context
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Read Mark 8:14-21 — The Disciples Misread the Leaven Warning through Bread AnxietySources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Mark 8:14-21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and material variants checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Mark.txt, 8:14-21
Open the Mark Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Mark with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, older-English clarification, variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Mark PDF, printed pp. 1868–1901, 8:14-21 and attached translator/textual notes
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