They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
- BSB They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
- NKJV And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have taken no bread.”
- NASB They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.”
- NLT At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn’t brought any bread.
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Cross-references · 5
- Mark 8:16–18They reasoned with one another, saying, “It’s because we have no bread.”
- Acts 10:14But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”
- Luke 9:46There arose an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.
- Mark 9:10They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.
- Matt 15:16–18So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
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