Mark 8:18
16 So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
17 Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
- KJV
- Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
- WEB
- Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?
- ASV
- Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
- DARBY
- Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
- BLB
- ‘Having eyes, do you⁺ not see? And having ears, do you⁺ not hear?’ And do you⁺ not remember?
- ÅB
- Har dere øyne og ser ikke, har dere ører og hører ikke? Kommer dere ikke i hu
- OTB
- Har dere øyne, men ser ikke, og ører, men hører ikke? Og husker dere ikke?
- B1930
- Har I øine og ser ikke, har I ører og hører ikke? Kommer I ikke i hu
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 28:26–27
‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:14–15
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:21
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
Read in contextMark 4:12
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
Read in contextEzekiel 12:2
“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
Read in contextJohn 12:40
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
Read in contextIsaiah 6:9–10
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
Read in contextIsaiah 42:18–20
Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
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