Mark 8:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

Knew

Perceive

Hebrews 5:11

General references

Bible References

Knew

Jesus, at once intuitively aware that they wee debating with themselves in this way, said to them: "Why are you debating in your minds about this?

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, since he could read every heart,

Now we are sure that you know everything, and need not wait for any one to question you. This makes us believe that you did come from God."

The third time, Jesus said to him: "Simon, son of John, are you my friend?" Peter was hurt at his third question being 'Are you my friend?'; and exclaimed: "Master, you know everything! You can tell that I am your friend." "Feed my sheep," said Jesus.

God's Message is a living and active power, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing its way till it penetrates soul and spirit--not the joints only but the very marrow--and detecting the inmost thoughts and purposes of the mind.

I will also put her children to death; and all the Churches shall learn that I am he who 'looks into the hearts and souls of men'; and I will give to each one of you what his life deserves.

Perceive

As they remained silent, Jesus looked round at them in anger, grieving at the hardness of their hearts, and said to the man: "Stretch out your hand." The man stretched it out; and his hand had become sound.

For they had not understood about the loaves, their minds being slow to learn.

Later on, he made himself known to the Eleven themselves as they were at a meal, and reproached them with their want of faith and their stubbornness, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen from the dead.

"Do not you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterwards expelled?

On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith?

Then Jesus said to them: "O foolish men, slow to accept all that the Prophets have said!

Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.

General references

That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.

"What, do even you understand nothing yet?" Jesus exclaimed.

Nor yet the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you took away?

But the disciples did not understand the meaning of this; it had been concealed from them so that they did not see it, and they were afraid to question him as to what he meant.