Matthew 16:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When Jesus learned of this, he said,“You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

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  • Matt 6:30 : 30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?
  • Matt 14:31 : 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
  • Matt 8:26 : 26 But he said to them,“Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.
  • Mark 16:14 : 14 Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
  • John 16:30 : 30 Now we know that you know everything and do not need anyone to ask you anything. Because of this we believe that you have come from God.”
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve.

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  • Matt 16:5-7
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    5The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.

    6“Watch out,” Jesus said to them,“beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

    7So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”

  • Mark 8:16-21
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    16So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.

    17When he learned of this, Jesus said to them,“Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

    18Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

    19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“Twelve.”

    20“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“Seven.”

    21Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”

  • Matt 16:9-12
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    9Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

    10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

    11How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

    12Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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    33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

    34Jesus said to them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven– and a few small fish.”

  • 13But he said to them,“You give them something to eat.” They replied,“We have no more than five loaves and two fish– unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

  • 14The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

  • 40And he said to them,“Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

  • Mark 8:4-5
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    4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

    5He asked them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven.”

  • Mark 6:35-38
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    35When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.

    36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

    37But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”

    38He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”

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    16But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”

    17They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.”

    18“Bring them here to me,” he replied.

    19Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

  • 16Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

  • John 6:7-9
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    7Philip replied,“Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”

    8One of Jesus’ disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,

    9“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”

  • 8Now immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?

  • Mark 8:1-2
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    1The Feeding of the Four Thousand In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

    2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

  • 5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”

  • 33So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”

  • 26But he said to them,“Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

  • 52because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

  • 5So Jesus said to them,“Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied,“No.”

  • 26Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.

  • 22When Jesus perceived their hostile thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you raising objections within yourselves?

  • 30And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

  • 31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

  • John 6:12-13
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    12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

  • 7They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.

  • 38Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

  • 3Jesus answered them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–

  • 16Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.