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The Pharisees followed Him and began to dispute with Him, asking Him for a sign in the sky, to make trial of Him.
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Heaving a deep and troubled sigh, He said, "Why do the men of to-day ask for a sign? In solemn truth I tell you that no sign will be given to the men of to-day."
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So He left them, went on board again, and came away to the other side.
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Now they had forgotten to take bread, nor had they more than a single loaf with them in the boat;
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and when He admonished them, "See to it, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod,"
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they explained His words to one another by saying, "We have no bread!"
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He perceived what they were saying, and He said to them, "What is this discussion of yours about having no bread? Do you not yet see and understand? Are your minds so dull of comprehension?
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You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?
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When I broke up the five loaves for the 5,000 men, how many baskets did you carry away full of broken portions?" "Twelve," they said.
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"And when the seven for the 4,000, how many hampers full of portions did you take away?" "Seven," they answered.
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"Do you not yet understand?" He said.