Mark 8:11–21

Pharisees Demand a Sign

¹¹And the Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding from him a sign from heaven in order to^* test him. ¹²And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!” ¹³And he left them, got into the boat^* again, and^* went to the other side.

Beware the Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod

¹⁴And they had forgotten to take bread, and except for one loaf, they did not have any^* with them in the boat. ¹⁵And he ordered them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!” ¹⁶And they began to discuss with one another that they had no bread. ¹⁷And knowing this,^* he said to them, “Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Have your hearts been hardened? ¹⁸Although you^* have eyes, do you not see? And although you^* have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? ¹⁹When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” ²⁰“When I also^b broke^* the seven loaves^* for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to him, “Seven.” ²¹And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”