King James Version
Mark 8:17 in the King James Version says “And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither unders...” — study this verse from Mark chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?”
Mark 8:17 · KJV
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“knew”
G1097to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
“when Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“it he saith”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“reason ye”
G1260to reckon thoroughly, i.e., (genitive case) to deliberate (by reflection or discussion)
“have ye”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“perceive ye”
G3539to exercise the mind (observe), i.e., (figuratively) to comprehend, heed
“understand”
G4920to put together, i.e., (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously
“hardened”
G4456to petrify, i.e., (figuratively) to indurate (render stupid or callous)
“have ye”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“heart”
G2588the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
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