Mark 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

Mark 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet or understand? Is your heart still hardened?”

Mark 8:17 — World English Bible

Mark 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened? ”

Mark 8:17 — American Standard Version

Mark 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jesus having known, saith to them, `Why do ye reason, because ye have no loaves? do ye not yet perceive, nor understand, yet have ye your heart hardened?”

Mark 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jesus knowing [it], says to them, Why reason ye because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? Have ye your heart [yet] hardened? ”

Mark 8:17 — Darby Translation

Mark 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when Iesus knew it, he said vnto them, Why reason you thus, because ye haue no bread? perceiue ye not yet, neither vnderstande? haue ye your hearts yet hardened?”

Mark 8:17 — Geneva Bible

Mark 8:17 in Context — Mark 8

15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

17 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?

18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

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What Does Mark 8:17 Mean?

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