Mark 8:18

Mark 8:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
• New International Version (NIV)Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

Context of Mark 8:18

16They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread. 17Aware of this, he said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact you have no bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Do you have hardened hearts? Do you have eyes and not see; do you have ears and not hear? And do you not remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of leftovers did you collect?” “Twelve,” they told him. 20“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.

Mark 8:18 word by word

ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντες οὐ βλέπετε, καὶ ὦτα ἔχοντες οὐκ ἀκούετε; καὶ οὐ μνημονεύετε;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• see yeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• notοὐou · noG3756
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• earsοὖςous · earG3775
• hear yeἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• do yeμνημονεύωmnēmoneuō · to rememberG3421

Cross-references for Mark 8:18

• Mark 4:12so that they may indeed look, and yet not perceive; they may indeed listen, and yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back and be forgiven.”
• Deuteronomy 29:4Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
• Psalms 69:23Let their eyes grow too dim to see, and let their hips continually quake.
• Psalms 115:5They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
• Isaiah 6:9And he replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.
• Isaiah 42:18“Listen, you deaf! Look, you blind, so that you may see.
• Isaiah 44:18Such people do not comprehend and cannot understand, for he has shut their eyes so they cannot see, and their minds so they cannot understand.
• Jeremiah 5:21Hear this, you foolish and senseless people. They have eyes, but they don’t see. They have ears, but they don’t hear.
• Matthew 13:14Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, but never understand; you will look and look, but never perceive.
• John 12:40He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.
• Acts 28:26when he said, Go to these people and say: You will always be listening, but never understanding; and you will always be looking, but never perceiving.
• Romans 11:8as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that cannot see and ears that cannot hear, to this day.
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.

Commentaries on Mark 8:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 See this passage explained in Matthew 16:1-12. Mark 8:12 Sighed deeply in his spirit - His heart was deeply affected at their wickedness and hypocrisy. The word “spirit” here is taken as the seat of the emotions, passions, affections. He drew groans deeply from his breast. No sign be given - That is, no such sign as they asked, to wit, a sign “from heaven.” He said a sign should be given, the same as was furnished by Jonas, Matthew 16:4. But…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Obstinate unbelief will have something to say, though ever so unreasonable. Christ refused to answer their demand. If they will not be convinced, they shall not. Alas! what cause we have to lament for those around us, who destroy themselves and others by their perverse and obstinate unbelief, and enmity to the gospel! When we forget the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely, as Christ here reproves his disciples…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-20Jesus asked eight questions that rebuked the disciples. They, of all people, should have been aware of the miraculous power of the Son of God. Although the disciples still remembered the feeding miracles, they did not apply their meaning to the situation they were facing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not?--See on Mt 13:13. and do ye not remember?Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:18

• Apostles
• Jesus, the Christ

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• Adulterous
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• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Remember; Remembrance

Commentaries on Mark 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings