18 Although you[a] have eyes, do you not see? And although you[b] have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I also[c] broke[d] the seven loaves[e] for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:18 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as concessive
  2. Mark 8:18 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as concessive
  3. Mark 8:20 Some manuscripts omit “also”
  4. Mark 8:20 The words “I broke” are not in the Greek text, but are understood based on the previous verse
  5. Mark 8:20 The word “loaves” is not in the Greek text, but is understood based on the previous verse

18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,”(A) they replied.

20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”(B)

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