Mark 8:17 “Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating a…”

Mark 8:17

Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

World English Bible

Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet or understand? Is your heart still hardened?

American Standard Version

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?

Geneva Bible 1599

And when Iesus knew it, he said vnto them, Why reason you thus, because ye haue no bread? perceiue ye not yet, neither vnderstande? haue ye your hearts yet hardened?

Darby Translation

And Jesus knowing [it], says to them, Why reason ye because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? Have ye your heart [yet] hardened?

Young's Literal Translation

And Jesus having known, saith to them, 'Why do ye reason, because ye have no loaves? do ye not yet perceive, nor understand, yet have ye your heart hardened?

Bible in Basic English

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard?

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Cross references

“knew”

Mark 2:8 John 16:30 John 21:17 Revelation 2:23 John 2:24 John 2:25

Mark 2:8 · BSB

At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

John 16:30 · BSB

Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”

John 21:17 · BSB

Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to…

Revelation 2:23 · BSB

Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

John 2:24 · BSB

But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.

John 2:25 · BSB

He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

“perceive”

Mark 6:52 Mark 3:5 Isaiah 63:17 Mark 16:14 Matthew 15:17 Luke 24:25

Mark 6:52 · BSB

for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

Mark 3:5 · BSB

Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.

Isaiah 63:17 · BSB

Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

Mark 16:14 · BSB

Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

Matthew 15:17 · BSB

“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

Luke 24:25 · BSB

Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

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

Read Mark 8