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Misunderstanding the mysterious teaching of the Bread of Heaven

 

kai epelaqonto labein artou kai eis mh ena arton ouk eicon meq eautwn en tw ploiw

Now they had neglected to take in bread; and they had only 1 loaf with them in the boat.

 

kai diestelleto autois legwn orate blepete apo ths zumhs twn Farisaiwn kai ths zumhs Hrwdou

And he alerted them, saying: "Recognize and comprehend, observe the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

 

kai dielogizonto pro allhlous oti artous ouk ecousin

And they deliberated with each other, having no bread?

 

kai gnous legei autois ti dialogizesqe oti artous ouk ecete oupw noeite oude suniete pepwrwmenhn ecete thn kardian umwn

Recognizing this, he said to them: "Why do you reason out the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand  - are your hearts blinded?

 

ofqalmous econtes ou blepete kai wta econtes ouk akouete kai ou mnhmoneuete

Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?

 

ote tous pente artous eklasa eis tous pentakiscilious posous kofinous klasmatwn plhreis hrates legousin autw dwdeka

When I broke the 5 loaves for the 5000, how great the wreathed caskets completed of broken pieces did you take in?" They said to him: "12."

 

Ote tous epta eis tous tetrakiscilious poswn spuridwn plhrwmata klasmatwn hrate kai legousin epta

"And the 7 for the 4000, how great the woven baskets completed of broken pieces did you take in?" And they said to him: "7."

 

kai elegen autois oupw suniete

And he said to them: "Do you not yet understand what is sent?"