So they were discussing this[a] among themselves, saying, “It is because we did not take bread.” But knowing this,[b] Jesus said, “Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread,[c] you of little faith? Do you not yet understand or do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:7 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Matthew 16:8 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Matthew 16:8 Some manuscripts have “you do not have bread”

They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.”

Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith,(A) why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(B)

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