Mark 8:16
“And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.”
Mark 8:16 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we have no bread.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread.
- DARBYDarby
- And they reasoned with one another, saying, It is because we have no bread.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- They reasoned with one another, saying, It's because we have no bread.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and they were reasoning with one another, saying ; 'Because we have no loaves.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- They discussed among themselves, saying, "It is because we have no bread."
Context: Mark 8
14Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
16And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
17And 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?
18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
About Mark 8: Peter's Confession, Jesus Foretells Death
Jesus feeds the 4,000 and teaches about the yeast of the Pharisees.
Commentary
Mark 8 is a pivotal chapter in the Gospel of Mark, as it marks the beginning of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem and his eventual death. In this chapter, Jesus begins to reveal to his disciples the truth of his identity and mission. He performs a miraculous feeding of the four thousand, and then warns his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod.