Mark 8:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 8:16

14 ^aNow¹ the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.

15 ^aThen He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the¹ leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? ^aDo you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart¹ still hardened?

18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

19 ^aWhen I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

20 “Also, ^awhen I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”

21 So He said to them, “How is it ^ayou do not understand?”

A Blind Man Healed at Bethsaida

22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a ^ablind man to Him, and begged Him to ^btouch him.

23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when ^aHe had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.

Verse Comparison: Mark 8:16

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American Standard Version
And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread.

Amplified® Bible
And they discussed it {and} reasoned with one another, It is because we have no bread.

Contemporary English Version
The disciples talked this over and said to each other, "He must be saying this because we don't have any bread."

Darby English Version
And they reasoned with one another, [saying], It is because we have no bread.

Good News Bible
They started discussing among themselves: "He says this because we don't have any bread."

International Standard Version
So they were discussing with one another the fact that they didn't have any bread.

King James Version
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

New American Standard Bible
They {began} to discuss with one another {the fact} that they had no bread.

New International Version
They discussed this with one another and said, "It is because we have no bread."

New King James Version
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, ' It is because we have no bread.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

Young's Literal Translation
and they were reasoning with one another, saying -- `Because we have no loaves.'

New English Translation
So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.¹

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