John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 9. Do ye not understand , etc.] Meaning either the sense of the advice he had now given; or rather his almighty power displayed in the two miracles of feeding five thousand at one time, and four thousand at another, with a very small quantity of provision; for to this the word understand refers, as well as the following: neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Have you forgot what was so lately done, namely, the feeding five thousand men, besides women and children, with five loaves and two fishes, when ye took up, after all were filled and satisfied, no less than twelve baskets of fragments? And can you, after this, distrust my power in the care of you? Have I fed so many with so small a quantity of food? and am I not able to feed twelve of you, though you have but one loaf? Why all these anxious thoughts and carnal reasonings?
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 5-12 - Christ speaks of spiritual things under a similitude, and the disciple misunderstand him of carnal things. He took it ill that they shoul think him as thoughtful about bread as they were; that they should be so little acquainted with his way of preaching. Then understood the what he meant. Christ teaches by the Spirit of wisdom in the heart opening the understanding to the Spirit of revelation in the word.
Greek Textus Receptus
ουπω 3768 ADV νοειτε 3539 5719 V-PAI-2P ουδε 3761 ADV μνημονευετε 3421 5719 V-PAI-2P τους 3588 T-APM πεντε 4002 A-NUI αρτους 740 N-APM των 3588 T-GPM πεντακισχιλιων 4000 A-GPM και 2532 CONJ ποσους 4214 Q-APM κοφινους 2894 N-APM ελαβετε 2983 5627 V-2AAI-2P
