King James Version

Mark 8:21

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Not yet” (οὔπω) before do you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “how” (πῶς) before do you here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔλεγενelegenhe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΟὔπωoupōnotοὔπωadverb — “not”G3768not yet.notσυνίετεsunieteunderstandσυνίημι (suniēmi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “understand”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4920I consider, understand, perceive.This verse uses “understand”.understand

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πῶςpōsHowπωςparticle — “How”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said to them, 'How do ye not understand?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said to them, 'How do ye not understand?'

World English Bible

He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet ?”

Darby Translation

And he said to them, How do ye not yet understand?

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: How do you not yet understand?

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