Marcos 8:17

17 Y como Jesús lo entendió, les dice: ¿Qué altercáis, porque no tenéis pan? ¿No consideráis ni entendéis? ¿Aún tenéis ciego vuestro corazón

Marcos 8:17 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:17

And when Jesus knew it
As he did immediately, by his omniscience; for as he knew the thoughts and reasonings of the Scribes and Pharisees, ( Matthew 9:4 ) , so he did those of his own disciples:

he saith unto them, why reason ye because ye have no bread?
or imagine that I have given you this caution on that account; or are distressed because this is your case, as if you should be reduced to great difficulties, by reason of your forgetfulness and negligence:

perceive ye not yet, neither understand?
the meaning of the parabolical expressions, which he had used them to; or his power in providing food for them, and supporting a great number of persons with very little food, of which they had some very late instances:

have ye your heart yet hardened?
as after the first miracle; see ( Mark 6:52 ) , for it might have been expected, that by a second miracle of the loaves, their understandings would have been more enlightened, and their faith increased, and that they would have relinquished their gross notions, their anxieties, doubts, and unbelief.

Marcos 8:17 In-Context

15 Y les mandó, diciendo: Mirad, guardaos de la levadura de los fariseos, y de la levadura de Herodes

16 Y altercaban los unos con los otros diciendo: Pan no tenemos

17 Y como Jesús lo entendió, les dice: ¿Qué altercáis, porque no tenéis pan? ¿No consideráis ni entendéis? ¿Aún tenéis ciego vuestro corazón

18 ¿Teniendo ojos no veis, y teniendo oídos no oís? ¿Y no os acordáis

19 Cuando partí los cinco panes entre cinco mil, ¿cuántas canastas llenas de los pedazos alzasteis? Y ellos dijeron: Doce