Mark 6:52

Translations

Modern

…for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

Traditional

For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

Literal

For they did not understand about the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

Latin

…non enim intellexerunt de panibus: erat enim cor eorum obcæcatum.

Interlinear

Greek

English

…for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

Notes

Mark 6:52

The account ends with a comment about the disciples’ lack of understanding. This was not because they lacked the opportunity to believe in Jesus. They had seen the miracle of the loaves and many other miracles.

Instead, their hearts were too hard (they were not open to understanding). This is usually a quality of those who oppose Jesus (for example, 3:5; see also 8:17, 21; 9:32).

Later, their hearts would be changed. They would come to understand these things (Luke 24:44–49; John 12:16; 13:7).

Mark 6:45–52

This story shows the glory of Jesus (his divine power and greatness) to the disciples (6:48–50). It is also a rescue story, because Jesus comes to help them in danger (6:47–48, 51).

At the same time, it shows that the disciples did not understand what was happening (6:51–52).

Events

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Mark 8:17–21
Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
Luke 24:25
Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Isaiah 63:17
Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
Mark 16:14
Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
Matthew 16:9–11
Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Mark 3:5
Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
Mark 7:18
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
Romans 11:7
What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,

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