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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Are you still so dull?&#8221 Jesus asked them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Don’t you understand yet?” Jesus asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, “Are you also still without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He said, "Are you also still without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said, “Are you also still lacking in understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus said, &#8220Are you still lacking in understanding also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And He said, “Are you still so dull [and unable to put things together]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do you still lack understanding? ” he asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Are even you still lacking in understanding?&#8221 He asked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus then said: Don't any of you know by now what I am talking about? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said, "Don't you understand yet?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, "You are still no more intelligent than the others. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said, "Are you still so ignorant? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Do you still not understand?? Jesus asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said, "Even after all this, are you still so foolish?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So he said, "Do you also still not understand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Are even you," He answered, "still without intellingence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said, “Are you also yet without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He said, "Are you also still without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus said, 'Are ye also yet without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus said, Are ye also yet destitute of understanding?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he said: Are you also yet without understanding? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he said: “Are you, even now, without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, “Are even you still without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he said, “Are you also still without understanding?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to them, Even yet do you not understand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But he said to them, “Are you still also not understanding?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus replied: Are you also yet without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said, <FR>Are you indeed still without understanding?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said, Are ye also to this time destitute of intelligence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and Jesus said, are ye also yet without understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Are even you," He answered, "still without intellingence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And He said, <FR>"Are ye also even yet without understanding?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus replied, <FR>Are ye also still void of understanding?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/15-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4339" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">What Defiles a Man</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: este (V-PIA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">“Do</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/188.htm" title="188: Akmēn (Adv) -- Even now. Accusative case of a noun akin to ake and meaning the same; adverbially, just now, i.e. Still.">still</a> <a href="/greek/801.htm" title="801: asynetoi (Adj-NMP) -- Unintelligent, without wisdom, unwise, undiscerning (implying probably moral defect). By implication, wicked.">not understand?” </a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">Jesus asked.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">17</span>“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51</a></span><br />Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-9.htm">Matthew 16:9-11</a></span><br />Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? / Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? / How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-9.htm">John 14:9</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-25.htm">Luke 24:25</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Hebrews 5:11-12</a></span><br />We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing. / Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-16.htm">John 12:16</a></span><br />At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-12.htm">John 16:12</a></span><br />I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-1.htm">1 Corinthians 3:1-2</a></span><br />Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ. / I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a></span><br />Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-16.htm">2 Peter 3:16</a></span><br />He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5</a></span><br />Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jesus said, Are you also yet without understanding?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">Matthew 15:10</a></b></br> And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51</a></b></br> Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-9.htm">Matthew 16:9,11</a></b></br> Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Dull</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Intelligence</a> <a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/6-52.htm">Dull</a> <a href="/luke/2-48.htm">Intelligence</a> <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/10-21.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/matthew/15-17.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/matthew/22-29.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/mark/6-2.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees </a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">and other great multitudes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jesus asked.</b><br>This phrase reflects Jesus' ongoing effort to teach His disciples spiritual truths. The context of this passage is a discussion about what defiles a person, following a confrontation with the Pharisees over ceremonial handwashing. Jesus emphasizes that spiritual insight is more important than ritualistic practices. The disciples' lack of understanding highlights their human limitations and need for divine revelation. This moment is a reminder of the patience Jesus shows in teaching His followers, a theme seen throughout the Gospels. It also connects to other instances where Jesus questions the understanding of His disciples, such as in <a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Mark 8:17-21</a>, where He addresses their concerns about bread after feeding the multitudes. This phrase underscores the importance of spiritual discernment over mere intellectual comprehension, a recurring theme in Jesus' teachings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is addressing His disciples, challenging them to understand His teachings more deeply.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' question, they are struggling to grasp the spiritual truths Jesus is imparting.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees_and_scribes.htm">Pharisees and Scribes</a></b><br>Earlier in the chapter, these religious leaders confront Jesus about His disciples not following traditional handwashing rituals, setting the stage for this teaching moment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gennesaret.htm">Gennesaret</a></b><br>The region where Jesus and His disciples are located during this discourse, as mentioned earlier in the chapter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/crowds.htm">Crowds</a></b><br>The larger group of people who follow Jesus and witness His teachings and miracles, providing context for the disciples' need for deeper understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_understanding_over_rituals.htm">Spiritual Understanding Over Rituals</a></b><br>Jesus emphasizes the importance of understanding spiritual truths over merely following religious rituals. Believers are encouraged to seek deeper comprehension of God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_condition_matters.htm">Heart Condition Matters</a></b><br>The focus is on the condition of the heart rather than external observance. Christians should examine their hearts and motives in their walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/growth_in_discipleship.htm">Growth in Discipleship</a></b><br>Just as Jesus expected His disciples to grow in understanding, believers today are called to mature in their faith and knowledge of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/challenge_of_complacency.htm">Challenge of Complacency</a></b><br>Jesus' question challenges complacency in spiritual learning. Christians should continually seek to deepen their relationship with God and understanding of His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Understanding spiritual truths requires the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Believers should pray for wisdom and discernment in their study of Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_fully_live_christ's_teachings.htm">How can we live fully in Christ's teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'not_taste_death'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'some will not taste death'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_cor_15_5-7_with_gospels.htm">How do we reconcile apparent inconsistencies between 1 Corinthians 15:5-7 and the various Gospel accounts of Jesus' resurrection appearances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_god_answer_my_prayers.htm">Why doesn't God answer my prayers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Are ye also yet without understanding?</span>--The pronoun is emphatic: "Ye, My disciples, who have heard from My lips the spiritual nature of My kingdom, are <span class= "ital">ye</span> too, like the Pharisees, still such backward scholars?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Are ye also yet without understanding?</span> <span class="accented">Even yet</span>; <span class="greek">ἀκμήν</span>: <span class="accented">adhuc.</span> In spite of all that has passed - my teaching, my life, my miracles - do you not understand in what real purity consists? Often had Jesus to complain of the dulness of his disciples' intelligence, the slow appreciation of his meaning, the indifference to the spiritual side of his acts and doctrine. Up to the very last they failed to apprehend his mission; nor was it till the Day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured upon them, that they really and in fulness understood the Lord's teaching and their own duties and powers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/15-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“Do</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστε</span> <span class="translit">(este)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(hymeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">still</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀκμὴν</span> <span class="translit">(Akmēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_188.htm">Strong's 188: </a> </span><span class="str2">Even now. Accusative case of a noun akin to ake and meaning the same; adverbially, just now, i.e. Still.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not understand?”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀσύνετοί</span> <span class="translit">(asynetoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_801.htm">Strong's 801: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unintelligent, without wisdom, unwise, undiscerning (implying probably moral defect). By implication, wicked.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] asked.</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. 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