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

16The disciples began to say to each other, ‘Jesus is saying that because we do not have any bread.’ 17Jesus knew what they were talking about. So he said to them, ‘You should not be arguing about the bread. You still do not understand my teaching. You seem unable to learn. You are like people who have eyes but they cannot see with them. You are like people who have ears but they cannot hear with them. 19Remember that I used five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 men. How many baskets did you fill with pieces of food that were left?’ ‘There were 12 baskets,’ they replied. 20Jesus asked them, ‘I also used seven loaves to feed 4,000 people. That time, how many baskets did you fill with pieces of food?’ ‘There were seven baskets,’ they replied.

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 4:12This is so that: “They are always looking but they do not see clearly. They are always listening but they do not understand.” If they did understand, they would turn to God. Then God would forgive them.’
• Deuteronomy 29:4But until now the Lord has not let you understand why he did that. You saw and you heard those things, but you did not understand.
• Psalms 69:23Let their eyes be in the dark so that they cannot see. Let their bodies become weak.
• Psalms 115:5Each idol has a mouth, but it cannot speak! It has eyes, but it cannot see!
• Isaiah 6:9The Lord said, ‘Go! Tell my message to those people: “You will continue to listen, but you will never understand! You will continue to look, but you will not see anything!”
• Isaiah 42:18Listen to me, you deaf people! Look at this, you blind people!
• Isaiah 44:18People like that are stupid. They do not understand anything. They cannot see the truth, as if they are blind. Their minds cannot think properly.
• Jeremiah 5:21Tell them, “Hear this message, you foolish and stupid people. You have eyes, but you do not see properly. You have ears, but you do not hear properly.” ’
• Matthew 13:14Long ago, the prophet Isaiah spoke a message from God about those people. Now it has become true. God said: “You will listen and listen. But you will not understand. You will look and look. But you will not see anything.
• John 12:40He said: ‘God has made their eyes unable to see. He has closed their minds. So they cannot see with their eyes, and they cannot understand with their minds. They will not turn to me, so that I can make them well.’
• Acts 28:26“Go and say to this people, ‘You will listen and listen. But you will not understand. You will look and look. But you will not see anything.’
• Romans 11:8It says this in the Bible: ‘God caused them to be like people who are sleeping. Even until this day, their eyes cannot really see, and their ears cannot really hear.’
• 2 Peter 1:12You already know these things. You know that they are completely true. But because they are important, I will continue to tell you about them again and again.

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

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
• Deeply
• Faint
• Sigh
• Jesus Christ
• 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