Mark 8:16

16 They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

Mark 8:16 in Other Translations

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

16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread.

16 At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn’t brought any bread.

16 Meanwhile, the disciples were finding fault with each other because they had forgotten to bring bread.

16 They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread.

Mark 8:16 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:16

And they reasoned among themselves
Upon Christ's giving this caution, and recollecting with themselves, that they had forgot to buy any provisions, and take with them:

saying, it is because we have no bread;
that he says these words; tacitly chiding and reproving us, for our want of thought and care; (See Gill on Matthew 16:7).

Mark 8:16 In-Context

14 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

15 “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”

16 They discussed this with one another and said, “It is because we have no bread.”

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?

18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?