¹³ Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?

⁴⁰ He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”^(A)

⁵² for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.^(A)

¹⁷ Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?^{(A) 18} Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? ¹⁹ When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,”^(B) they replied.

²⁰ “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”^(C)

²¹ He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”^(D)