Mark 8:21

8:21 Then ¹  he said to them, “Do you still not understand?” ² 

Mark 8:17

8:17 When he learned of this, ³  Jesus said to them, “Why are you arguing ⁴  about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

[8:21]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the implied sequence in the narrative.

[8:21]  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).

[8:17]  ³ tn Or “becoming aware of it.”

[8:17]  ⁴ tn Or “discussing.”