Mark 7:18

7:18 He said to them, “Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?

Mark 8:17-18

8:17 When he learned of this,¹ Jesus said to them, “Why are you arguing² about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened? 8:18 Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear?³ Don’t you remember?

Matthew 11:20

Woes on Unrepentant Cities

11:20 Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities⁴ in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

Matthew 15:16-17

15:16 Jesus⁵ said, “Even after all this, are you still so foolish? 15:17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer?⁶

Matthew 16:8-11

16:8 When Jesus learned of this,⁷ he said, “You who have such little faith!⁸ Why are you arguing⁹ among yourselves about having no bread? 16:9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 16:10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up? 16:11 How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

Matthew 17:20

17:20 He told them, “It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth,¹⁰ if you have faith the size of¹¹ a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; nothing¹² will be impossible for you.”

Luke 24:25

24:25 So¹³ he said to them, “You¹⁴ foolish people¹⁵ – how slow of heart¹⁶ to believe¹⁷ all that the prophets have spoken!

Luke 24:38-39

24:38 Then¹⁸ he said to them, “Why are you frightened,¹⁹ and why do doubts²⁰ arise in your hearts? 24:39 Look at my hands and my feet; it’s me!²¹ Touch me and see; a ghost²² does not have flesh and bones like you see I have.”

John 20:27

20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put²³ your finger here, and examine²⁴ my hands. Extend²⁵ your hand and put it²⁶ into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.”²⁷

Revelation 3:19

3:19 All those²⁸ I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

¹tn Or “becoming aware of it.”

²tn Or “discussing.”

³tn Grk “do you not hear?”

⁴tn The Greek word here is πόλις (polis) which can be translated “city” or “town.” “Cities” was chosen here to emphasize the size of the places Jesus’ mentions in the following verses.

⁵tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁶tn Or “into the latrine.”

⁷tn Or “becoming aware of it.”

⁸tn Grk “Those of little faith.”

⁹tn Or “discussing.”

¹⁰tn Grk “For truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.” Here γάρ (gar) has not been translated.

¹¹tn Grk “faith as,” “faith like.”

¹²tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

¹³tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the disciples’ inability to believe in Jesus’ resurrection.

¹⁴tn Grk “O,” an interjection used both in address and emotion (BDAG 1101 s.v. 1).

¹⁵tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to complete the interjection.

¹⁶sn The rebuke is for failure to believe the promise of scripture, a theme that will appear in vv. 43-47 as well.

¹⁷tn On the syntax of this infinitival construction, see BDAG 364-65 s.v. ἐπί 6.b.

¹⁸tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹⁹tn Or “disturbed,” “troubled.”

²⁰tn The expression here is an idiom; see BDAG 58 s.v. ἀναβαίνω 2. Here καρδία (kardia) is a collective singular; the expression has been translated as plural in English.

²¹tn Grk “that it is I myself.”

²²tn See tc note on “ghost” in v. 37.

²³tn Or “Extend” or “Reach out.” The translation “put” or “reach out” for φέρω (ferw) here is given in BDAG 1052 s.v. 4.

²⁴tn Grk “see.” The Greek verb ἴδε (ide) is often used like its cognate ἰδού (idou) in Hellenistic Greek (which is “used to emphasize the …importance of someth.” [BDAG 468 s.v. ἰδού 1.b.ε]).

²⁵tn Or “reach out” or “put.”

²⁶tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

²⁷tn Grk “and do not be unbelieving, but believing.”

²⁸tn The Greek pronoun ὅσος (Josos) means “as many as” and can be translated “All those” or “Everyone.”