¹⁶ Then he said, “Are you also still without understanding?^(A)

⁹ Do you still not perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you gathered?^(A)

³² But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.^(A)

¹⁸ He said to them, “So, are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile,

Things That Defile

¹⁰ Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand:

¹² For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,^(A)

⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures,

³⁴ But they understood nothing about all these things; in fact, what he said was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.^(A)

⁴⁵ But they did not understand this saying; its meaning remained concealed from them, so that they could not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.^(A)

¹⁷ And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?^{(A) 18} Do you have eyes and fail to see? Do you have ears and fail to hear? And do you not remember?