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And don&#8217t you remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’ Don’t you remember anything at all?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?' And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />THOUGH YOU HAVE EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND THOUGH YOU HAVE EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR <i>and</i> LISTEN [to what I have said]? And do you not remember,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you have eyes and not see; do you have ears and not hear? And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear? And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Are your eyes blind and your ears deaf? Don't you remember <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Are you blind and deaf? Don't you remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have eyes--can't you see? You have ears--can't you hear? Don't you remember <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you have eyes, but fail to see? Do you have ears, but fail to hear? Don't you remember? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?? And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Though you have eyes, don't you see? And though you have ears, can't you hear? Don't you remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Having eyes, do you not see? Having ears, do you not hear? Do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?' And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? and do ye not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and remember ye not?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Having eyes, see you not? and having ears, hear you not? neither do you remember. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? Do you not remember,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear? And do you not remember,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You have eyes, and yet do you not see? You have ears, and yet do you not hear? And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“You have eyes and do not see and you have ears and you do not hear, neither do you remember.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Having eyes, do you not see? having ears, do you not hear? and do you not remember?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? and do ye not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />have you eyes, and yet don't see? have you ears, and yet not hear? have you lost your memory too?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Having eyes, do ye see not? and, having ears, do ye hear not? And, do ye not remember?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Have ye eyes, and do not see? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/8-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=2509" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/8.htm">The Leaven to Beware</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>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? <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">‘Having</a> <a href="/greek/3788.htm" title="3788: Ophthalmous (N-AMP) -- The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.">eyes,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepete (V-PIA-2P) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">do you not see?</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">having</a> <a href="/greek/3775.htm" title="3775: ōta (N-ANP) -- (a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception. Apparently a primary word; the ear.">ears,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akouete (V-PIA-2P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">do you not hear?’</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3421.htm" title="3421: mnēmoneuete (V-PIA-2P) -- From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse.">do you not remember?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a></span><br />This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></span><br />Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-5.htm">Psalm 115:5-6</a></span><br />They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-16.htm">Psalm 135:16-17</a></span><br />They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a></span><br />‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-15</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Hebrews 5:11</a></span><br />We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17</a></span><br />You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Isaiah 42:18-20</a></span><br />Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see! / Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD? / Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Though your ears are open, you do not hear.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Having eyes, see you not? and having ears, hear you not? and do you not remember?</p><p class="hdg">see.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/4-12.htm">Mark 4:12</a></b></br> That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and <i>their</i> sins should be forgiven them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a></b></br> Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-23.htm">Psalm 69:23</a></b></br> Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.</p><p class="hdg">do.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/1-12.htm">2 Peter 1:12</a></b></br> Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know <i>them</i>, and be established in the present truth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/7-35.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/mark/6-41.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/matthew/26-33.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/mark/7-37.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/matthew/26-13.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Remember</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/10-47.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/mark/8-23.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/mark/10-30.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/mark/9-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/mark/11-21.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/mark/10-28.htm">Remember</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-1.htm">Jesus feeds the people miraculously;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-10.htm">refuses to give a sign to the Pharisees;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-14.htm">admonishes his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-22.htm">gives a blind man his sight;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-27.htm">acknowledges that he is the Jesus who should suffer and rise again;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-34.htm">and exhorts to patience in persecution for the profession of the gospel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Having eyes, do you not see?</b><br>This phrase highlights spiritual blindness, a recurring theme in the Bible. In the context of <a href="/mark/8.htm">Mark 8</a>, Jesus addresses His disciples' inability to perceive spiritual truths despite witnessing His miracles. This echoes <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>, where God speaks of people who see but do not understand. The disciples had seen Jesus feed thousands and perform healings, yet they struggled to grasp His divine nature and mission. This blindness is not physical but spiritual, emphasizing the need for divine revelation to truly understand God's work.<p><b>And having ears, do you not hear?</b><br>This phrase underscores the concept of spiritual deafness. In biblical times, hearing was often associated with obedience and understanding. Jesus frequently used parables, as seen in <a href="/mark/4.htm">Mark 4</a>, to reveal truths to those willing to listen. The disciples' inability to hear reflects a lack of spiritual insight, similar to the Israelites' historical pattern of hearing God's words but failing to act on them, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a>. This call to hear is a call to deeper faith and comprehension of Jesus' teachings.<p><b>And do you not remember?</b><br>Memory plays a crucial role in faith, as recalling God's past works strengthens trust in His future promises. In the immediate context, Jesus refers to the feeding of the 5,000 and 4,000, miracles that demonstrated His provision and power. Forgetting these acts indicates a lack of faith and understanding. Throughout the Old Testament, God commands His people to remember His deeds, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a>, to maintain their faithfulness. This phrase challenges believers to actively recall and trust in God's past faithfulness as a foundation for present and future belief.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is addressing His disciples, challenging their understanding and perception.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' rebuke, they are struggling to comprehend the spiritual truths Jesus is teaching.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_region_of_dalmanutha.htm">The Region of Dalmanutha</a></b><br>The location where this conversation takes place, following the feeding of the four thousand and the Pharisees' demand for a sign.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_perception.htm">Spiritual Perception</a></b><br>Jesus emphasizes the importance of spiritual awareness. It's not enough to witness miracles or hear teachings; one must understand and internalize them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_works.htm">Remembering God's Works</a></b><br>The disciples are reminded to recall God's past provisions and miracles. Remembering God's faithfulness strengthens faith and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_condition.htm">Heart Condition</a></b><br>Spiritual blindness and deafness often stem from a hardened heart. We must examine our hearts and seek God’s help to remain open and receptive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_faith.htm">Active Faith</a></b><br>Faith requires action. Seeing and hearing spiritually involves responding to God's word and works with obedience and trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_learning.htm">Continuous Learning</a></b><br>Discipleship is a journey of continuous learning and growth. We must remain teachable and open to the Holy Spirit's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_christian_holidays.htm">What holidays are celebrated in Christianity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_will_satan's_defeat_occur.htm">What does 'Ephphatha' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/one_or_two_blind_men_in_jericho.htm">Were there one or two blind men in Jericho?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ephphatha'_mean.htm">What does "Ephphatha" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/8-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">‘Having</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχοντες</span> <span class="translit">(echontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὀφθαλμοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(Ophthalmous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3788.htm">Strong's 3788: </a> </span><span class="str2">The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you not see?</span><br /><span class="grk">βλέπετε</span> <span class="translit">(blepete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> </span><span class="str2">(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">having</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχοντες</span> <span class="translit">(echontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ears,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὦτα</span> <span class="translit">(ōta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3775.htm">Strong's 3775: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception. Apparently a primary word; the ear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you not hear?’</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκούετε</span> <span class="translit">(akouete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you not remember?</span><br /><span class="grk">μνημονεύετε</span> <span class="translit">(mnēmoneuete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3421.htm">Strong's 3421: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/8-18.htm">Mark 8:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/8-18.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 8:18 Having eyes don't you see? 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