Mark 8:21

Then ¹  he said to them, “Do you still not understand?” ² 

Ps 94:8; Mt 16:11,12; Mr 6:52; Mr 8:12,17; Mr 9:19; Joh 14:9; 1Co 6:5; 1Co 15:34

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the implied sequence in the narrative.

² sn Do you still not understand? The disciples in Mark’s Gospel often misunderstood the miracles of Jesus as well as his teaching. Between Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Mark paints the most revealing portrait of the shortcomings of the Twelve (cf. 6:51-52; 7:17-19; 8:1-10, 14-21, 27-30, 33; 9:5, 10, 33; 10:28, 35-45; 14:19, 29-31, 32-37, 50, 66-72).