Mark 8:14-21 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 8:10-21

Still Christ is upon motion; now he visits the parts of Dalmanutha, that no corner of the land of Israel might say that they had not had his presence with them. He came thither by ship (Mark 8:10); but, meeting with occasions of dispute there, and not with opportunities of doing good, he entered into the ship again (Mark 8:13), and came back. In these verses, we are told, I. How he refused to gratify the Pharisees, who challenged him to give them a sign from heaven. They came forth on purpose... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 8:14-21

8:14-21 They had forgotten to bring loaves, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, "Look to it! Beware of the evil influence of the Pharisees and of the evil influence of Herod!" They kept discussing the situation among themselves, and saying, "We have no loaves." Jesus knew what they were saying. "Why," he said, "do you keep talking about the fact that you have no loaves? Do you not yet see and understand? Is your mind completely obtuse? Do you not see... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:14

Now the disciples had, forgotten to take bread ,.... At Dalmanutha, or Magdala, or whatever place in those parts they were at, before they took shipping, as was their usual method. Neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf ; for thirteen passengers of them. The Persic version reads the whole thus: "and they forgot to take bread with them, not indeed one loaf, and there was no bread with them in the ship"; See Gill on Matthew 16:5 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:15

And he charged them ,.... When they were in the ship, and had just recollected themselves, that they had took no care to bring any provisions with them: saying, take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees; and of the leaven of Herod : in Matthew, instead of "the leaven of Herod", it is read, "the leaven of the Sadducees": which are either the same, Herod and his courtiers being Sadducees, or favourers of them; or the Sadducees being sticklers for Herod, and his government, which the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:18

Having eyes, see ye not ?.... Meaning perhaps both the eyes of their bodies, and of their understandings: they had bodily eyes, and with them saw the miracles he wrought, and yet took little notice of them; and the eyes of their understandings were enlightened by Christ, and yet saw things but very darkly: and having ears, hear ye not ? They had their natural hearing, and yet made but little use of it; and did not so diligently attend to the sound of Christ's words: and though they had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:19

When I brake the five loaves among five thousand ,.... This, with what follows, chiefly regards the last question: how many baskets full of fragments took ye up ? do not you remember? have you forgot what was so lately done? surely you cannot: they say unto him, twelve . Their memories were hereby refreshed, and they call to mind the exact number of the baskets of fragments that were taken up, which were above double the number of the loaves, the multitude were fed with. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:20

And when the seven among four thousand ,.... That is, when seven loaves were broken among four thousand men, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up ? this surely you must remember, it being so recent an action, but just done, as it were: and they said, seven ; for this, as yet, could not have slipped their memories; though they had, been reasoning among themselves because of their straitness of provisions, as if these things had never been done. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:21

And he said unto them ,.... Since this was the case, and they so well remembered the miracles he had wrought, and the circumstances of them: how is it that ye do not understand ? my words concerning the leaven of the Pharisees, of the Sadducees, and of Herod, as to imagine I spoke of bread, taken in a literal sense; or that I concerned myself about the scantiness of your provisions, when you, might have learnt from my late miracles, how able I am to support you, if you had not so much as... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 8:10-21

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 8:14-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:21

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