Mark 8:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Mark 6:52 : 52 for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.
Mark 8:12 : 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
Mark 8:17 : 17 And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened?
Mark 9:19 : 19 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.
John 14:9 : 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; {G2532} how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
1 Cor 6:5 : 5 I say [this] to move you to shame. What, {G3779} cannot there be [found] among you {G3761} one wise man who shall be able to decide {G303} between his brethren,
1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Awake to soberness righteously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak [this] to move you to shame.
Ps 94:8 : 8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Matt 16:11-12 : 11 How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 12 Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Mark 8:16-20
5 verses
84%
16And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread.
17And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened?
18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
19When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
20And when the seven among the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up? And they say unto him, Seven.
Matt 15:15-16
2 verses
83%
15And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.
16And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?
Matt 16:7-11
5 verses
80%
7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.
8And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?
9Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
11How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Mark 4:12-13
2 verses
80%
12that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
13And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
Mark 9:32-33
2 verses
79%
32But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning {G4314} on the way?
John 8:27
79%
27They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father.
Luke 9:45
78%
45But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
Luke 8:9-10
2 verses
78%
9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Luke 2:50
77%
50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
Mark 8:4-5
2 verses
77%
4And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?
5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
John 10:6
77%
6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
Mark 8:22-23
2 verses
75%
22And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.
23And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, {G1487} Seest thou aught?
Luke 18:34
75%
34And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.
Matt 13:10
75%
10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Matt 13:13-14
2 verses
75%
13Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
Matt 15:10
74%
10And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
John 8:43
74%
43Why {G5101} do ye not understand my speech? [Even] because ye cannot {G1410} hear my word.
Acts 28:26
74%
26saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
Mark 7:17
74%
17And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.
Mark 4:40
74%
40And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?
Isa 6:9
73%
9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Matt 15:33
73%
33And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?
John 16:18
73%
18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith.
Mark 4:10
73%
10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.
Mark 9:16
73%
16And he asked them, What question ye with them?
Matt 17:13
73%
13Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Mark 6:38
73%
38And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go [and] see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Mark 6:52
73%
52for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.
Matt 13:51
73%
51Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.
Matt 20:33
73%
33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
John 21:5
73%
5Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye {G3361} aught to eat? They answered him, No.
John 9:27
72%
27He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?
Mark 8:30
72%
30And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Mark 9:6
72%
6For he knew not what to answer; for they became sore afraid.
Luke 24:16
72%
16But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.