Mark 8:18
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
Mark 8:18 in other translations
| BSB | ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember? |
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| WEB | Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember? |
| ASV | Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? |
| YLT | Having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? and do ye not remember? |
| DARBY | Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? |
| BBE | Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory? |
| Webster | Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? |
What does Mark 8:18 mean?
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Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 8:11-21
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…
Mark 8:18 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 8:18
- Acts 28:26-27
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
- Matthew 13:14-15
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
- Jeremiah 5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
- Mark 4:12
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
- Ezekiel 12:2
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
- John 12:40
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
- Isaiah 6:9-10
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
- Isaiah 42:18-20
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
- Romans 11:8
(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
- Psalms 115:5-8
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
- Isaiah 44:18
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
- Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Mark 8:17
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 8:18
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
- Mark 8:19
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
Mark 8:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Teniendo ojos no veis, y teniendo oídos no oís? ¿y no os acordáis? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ayant des yeux, ne voyez-vous pas? et ayant des oreilles, n’entendez-vous pas? et n’avez-vous point de mémoire? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Augen habt ihr und sehet nicht? und Ohren habt ihr und höret nicht? und erinnert ihr euch nicht? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | oculos habentes non videtis? et aures habentes non auditis? nec recordamini, |