Matthew 15:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?

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  • Matt 16:9 : 9 Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?
  • Mark 9:32 : 32 But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.
  • Mark 7:18 : 18 And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,
  • Matt 15:10 : 10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:
  • Mark 8:17-18 : 17 And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard? 18 Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?
  • Luke 9:45 : 45 But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.
  • Luke 18:34 : 34 But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
  • Luke 24:45 : 45 Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds.
  • Heb 5:12 : 12 And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.
  • Matt 16:11 : 11 How is it that you do not see that I was not talking to you about bread, but about keeping away from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
  • Mark 6:52 : 52 For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.
  • Isa 28:9-9 : 9 To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who have newly given up milk, and who have only now been taken from the breast? 10 For it is one rule after another; one line after another; here a little, there a little.
  • Matt 13:51 : 51 Are all these things now clear to you? They say to him, Yes.

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  • 21 And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you?

  • 17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?

  • 15 Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.

  • Mark 8:16-18
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    16 And they said to one another, We have no bread.

    17 And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard?

    18 Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?

  • Mark 4:10-13
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    10 And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

    11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

    12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

    13 And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

  • Mark 7:16-18
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    17 And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.

    18 And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

  • 10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

  • 51 Are all these things now clear to you? They say to him, Yes.

  • Matt 16:7-12
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    76%

    7 And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, We took no bread.

    8 And Jesus, seeing it, said, O you of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves, because you have no bread?

    9 Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

    10 Or the seven cakes of bread of the four thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

    11 How is it that you do not see that I was not talking to you about bread, but about keeping away from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

    12 Then they saw that it was not the leaven of bread which he had in mind, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

  • 6 In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

  • 5 So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.

  • 45 But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

  • 32 But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.

  • 10 And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?

  • 50 And his words seemed strange to them.

  • 15 He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

  • 29 His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language.

  • 10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

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    18 So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

    19 Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

  • 12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?

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    13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • 9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

  • 31 Jesus made answer, Have you faith now?

  • 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, Have you a desire to go away?

  • John 4:32-33
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    32 But he said to them, I have food of which you have no knowledge.

    33 So the disciples said one to another, Did anyone give him food?

  • 33 And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

  • 27 They did not see that his words were about the Father.

  • 43 Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

  • 13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.

  • 14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:

  • 9 And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

  • 16 But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.

  • 34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

  • 16 And he said, What are you questioning them about?

  • 41 And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?