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Matthew 16:7–8

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And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
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From verse 7

  1. Mark 8:16–18Rank 1 from verse 7
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    16And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

    17And 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?

    18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

  2. Acts 10:14Rank 2 from verse 7
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    14But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

  3. Luke 9:46Rank 3 from verse 7
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    46¶ Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

  4. Mark 9:10Rank 4 from verse 7
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    10And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

  5. Matthew 15:16–18Rank 5 from verse 7
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    16And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

    17Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

    18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

From verse 8

  1. Matthew 6:30Rank 1 from verse 8
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    30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

  2. Matthew 14:31Rank 2 from verse 8
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    31And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

  3. Matthew 8:26Rank 3 from verse 8
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    26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

  4. Mark 16:14Rank 4 from verse 8
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    14¶ Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

  5. Hebrews 4:13Rank 5 from verse 8
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    13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

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Matthew 16:7

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reasoned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of reason, meaning to think, discuss, or argue.

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taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

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Matthew 16:8

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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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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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

reason

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A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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6¶ Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

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8Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

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9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

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