Focused Passage

Mark 8:14-21

Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship

Mark 8 moves from Jesus' compassionate provision for a hungry multitude, to Pharisaic sign-demanding unbelief, to disciple dullness about bread, to a staged healing of blindness, to Peter's confession, to Jesus' first passion prediction, and finally to the call for cross-bearing discipleship.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

15 “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

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

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?

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

19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.

21 Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

Now Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the disciples] had forgotten ἐπελάθοντο G1950 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural to take λαβεῖν G2983 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active bread ἄρτους G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction except for εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb one ἕνα G1520 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular loaf ἄρτον G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - οὐκ G3756 Adverb they had εἶχον G2192 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural with μεθ’ G3326 Preposition them ἑαυτῶν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular boat πλοίῳ G4143 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 15

Original words

Watch out Ὁρᾶτε G3708 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He cautioned διεστέλλετο G1291 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Beware βλέπετε G991 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural of ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular leaven ζύμης G2219 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαίων G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular - ζύμης G2219 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of Herod Ἡρῴδου G2264 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

[So] καὶ G2532 Conjunction they began to discuss διελογίζοντο G1260 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural with πρὸς G4314 Preposition one another ἀλλήλους G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural the fact that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction they had ἔχουσιν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural no οὐκ G3756 Adverb bread ἄρτους G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 17

Original words

vvv Καὶ G2532 Conjunction Aware of [their conversation] γνοὺς G1097 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] asked λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Why Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular are you debating διαλογίζεσθε G1260 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural about ὅτι G3754 Conjunction having ἔχετε G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural no οὐκ G3756 Adverb bread ἄρτους G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv οὔπω G3768 Adverb Do you still not see νοεῖτε G3539 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural or οὐδὲ G3761 Conjunction understand συνίετε G4920 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Do you have ἔχετε G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural . . . ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural such hard πεπωρωμένην G4456 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular hearts καρδίαν G2588 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 18

Original words

Having ἔχοντες G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural eyes Ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb do you not see βλέπετε G991 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural And καὶ G2532 Conjunction having ἔχοντες G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural ears ὦτα G3775 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb do you not hear ἀκούετε G191 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural And καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb do you not remember μνημονεύετε G3421 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • See Deuteronomy 29:4, Isaiah 42:20, Jeremiah 5:21, and Ezekiel 12:2.
Verse 19

Original words

When ὅτε G3753 Adverb I broke ἔκλασα G2806 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural five πέντε G4002 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural loaves ἄρτους G740 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural for εἰς G1519 Preposition the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural five thousand πεντακισχιλίους G4000 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural how many πόσους G4214 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural basketfuls κοφίνους G2894 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural . . . πλήρεις G4134 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural of broken pieces κλασμάτων G2801 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural did you collect ἤρατε G142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Twelve Δώδεκα G1427 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural they answered Λέγουσιν G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 20

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction when [I broke] Ὅτε G3753 Adverb the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural seven [loaves] ἑπτὰ G2033 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural for εἰς G1519 Preposition the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural four thousand τετρακισχιλίους G5070 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural how many πόσων G4214 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Plural basketfuls σπυρίδων G4711 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural . . . πληρώματα G4138 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural of broken pieces κλασμάτων G2801 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural did you collect ἤρατε G142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Seven Ἑπτά G2033 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular said λέγουσιν G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 21

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He asked ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural vvv Οὔπω G3768 Adverb Do you still not understand συνίετε G4920 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural

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