Mark 8:11–21

^11aThe Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, ^bseeking from Him a ¹sign from heaven, ²to test Him.

^12aSighing deeply ¹in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek for a ²sign? Truly I say to you, ^3bno sign will be given to this generation.”

¹³Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

¹⁴And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

¹⁵And He was giving orders to them, saying, “^aWatch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of ^bHerod.”

¹⁶They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.

¹⁷And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? ^aDo you not yet see or understand? Do you have a ¹hardened heart?

¹⁸“^aHaving eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember,

¹⁹when I broke ^athe five loaves for the five thousand, how many ^bbaskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”

²⁰“When I broke ^athe seven for the four thousand, how many large ^bbaskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they said to Him, “Seven.”

²¹And He was saying to them, “^aDo you not yet understand?”