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Mark 8:20–22

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And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
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From verse 20

  1. Matthew 15:34–38Rank 1 from verse 20
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    34And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

    35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

    36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

    38And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

  2. Mark 8:1–9Rank 2 from verse 20
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    1IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

    2I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

    3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

    4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

    5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

    6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

    7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

    8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

    9And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

From verse 21

  1. Mark 6:52Rank 1 from verse 21
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    52For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

  2. Psalms 94:8Rank 2 from verse 21
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    8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:34Rank 3 from verse 21
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    34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

  4. 1 Corinthians 6:5Rank 4 from verse 21
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    5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

  5. John 14:9Rank 5 from verse 21
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    9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

From verse 22

  1. Matthew 11:21Rank 1 from verse 22
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    21Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

  2. Luke 10:13Rank 2 from verse 22
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    13Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

  3. Mark 6:45Rank 3 from verse 22
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    45And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

  4. John 1:44Rank 4 from verse 22
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    44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

  5. John 12:21Rank 5 from verse 22
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    21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

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Mark 8:20

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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Mark 8:21

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ye

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Mark 8:22

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blind

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Sense 1: Unable to see with the eyes, or unable or unwilling to perceive, understand, or judge. Sense 2: A person or persons unable to see, as in ‘the blind’. Sense 3: To make unable to see or judge, or to obscure or hinder sight or judgment.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

20And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

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21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

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22¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

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23And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

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