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.

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14Now 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.”

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

17Aware 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?

19When 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.

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

NowΚαὶG2532Conjunction[the disciples] had forgottenἐπελάθοντοG1950Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralto takeλαβεῖνG2983Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivebreadἄρτουςG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionexcept forεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverboneἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularloafἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-οὐκG3756Adverbthey hadεἶχονG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralwithμεθ’G3326PrepositionthemἑαυτῶνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularboatπλοίῳG4143Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 15

Original words

Watch outὉρᾶτεG3708Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe cautionedδιεστέλλετοG1291Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularBewareβλέπετεG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralofἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularleavenζύμηςG2219Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίωνG5330Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular-ζύμηςG2219Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof HerodἩρῴδουG2264Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

[So]καὶG2532Conjunctionthey began to discussδιελογίζοντοG1260Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralwithπρὸςG4314Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Pluralthe fact thatὅτιG3754Conjunctionthey hadἔχουσινG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnoοὐκG3756AdverbbreadἄρτουςG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 17

Original words

vvvΚαὶG2532ConjunctionAware of [their conversation]γνοὺςG1097Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[Jesus] askedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWhyΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularare you debatingδιαλογίζεσθεG1260Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralaboutὅτιG3754ConjunctionhavingἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralnoοὐκG3756AdverbbreadἄρτουςG740Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvοὔπωG3768AdverbDo you still not seeνοεῖτεG3539Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralorοὐδὲG3761ConjunctionunderstandσυνίετεG4920Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralDo you haveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .ὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralsuch hardπεπωρωμένηνG4456Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheartsκαρδίανG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 18

Original words

HavingἔχοντεςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraleyesὈφθαλμοὺςG3788Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvοὐG3756Adverbdo you not seeβλέπετεG991Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionhavingἔχοντεςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralearsὦταG3775Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbdo you not hearἀκούετεG191Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbdo you not rememberμνημονεύετεG3421Verb - 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

WhenὅτεG3753AdverbI brokeἔκλασαG2806Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralfiveπέντεG4002Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralloavesἄρτουςG740Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralforεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralfive thousandπεντακισχιλίουςG4000Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralhow manyπόσουςG4214Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralbasketfulsκοφίνουςG2894Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural. . .πλήρειςG4134Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralof broken piecesκλασμάτωνG2801Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluraldid you collectἤρατεG142Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralTwelveΔώδεκαG1427Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralthey answeredΛέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 20

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionwhen [I broke]ὍτεG3753AdverbtheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralseven [loaves]ἑπτὰG2033Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralforεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralfour thousandτετρακισχιλίουςG5070Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralhow manyπόσωνG4214Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Feminine PluralbasketfulsσπυρίδωνG4711Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural. . .πληρώματαG4138Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof broken piecesκλασμάτωνG2801Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluraldid you collectἤρατεG142Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralSevenἙπτάG2033Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheyαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsaidλέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 21

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe askedἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvΟὔπωG3768AdverbDo you still not understandσυνίετεG4920Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural

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