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Atomic Bible
Mark 8:19
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?”
from The Leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod, Mark 8:14-21
What it says

He recalls the five loaves for the five thousand and the basketfuls collected.

What it is doing

The earlier feeding should have taught them.

In context

14Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.” 16So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17Aware 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? 18‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” 20“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” 21Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”