14 They had forgotten to take bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 Then(A) He commanded them: “Watch out! Beware of the yeast(B) of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”(C)

16 They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread. 17 Aware of this, He said to them, “Why are you discussing that you do not have any bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Is your heart hardened?(D) 18 Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear?(E)[a] And do you not remember?(F) 19 When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Twelve,” they told Him.

20 “When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Seven,” they said.

21 And He said to them, “Don’t you understand yet?”(G)

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The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees(A)

14 Now the disciples[a] had forgotten to take any bread along, but they had one loaf with them in the boat. 15 Jesus[b] had been warning them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!”[c]

16 So they were discussing with one another the fact that they didn’t have any bread. 17 Knowing this, Jesus[d] asked them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you don’t have any bread? Don’t you understand or perceive yet? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Do you have eyes, but fail to see? Do you have ears, but fail to hear?[e] Don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets did you fill with leftover pieces?”

They told him, “Twelve.”

20 When I broke[f] the seven loaves[g] for the 4,000, how many large baskets did you fill with the leftover pieces?”

They told him, “Seven.”

21 Then he asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:14 Lit. they
  2. Mark 8:15 Lit. He
  3. Mark 8:15 Other mss. read of the Herodians
  4. Mark 8:17 Lit. he
  5. Mark 8:18 Cf. Jer 5:21
  6. Mark 8:20 The Gk. lacks I broke
  7. Mark 8:20 The Gk. lacks loaves