Matthew 16:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

Ver. 8. O ye of little faith] Fides famem non formidat. It was want of faith that made them fear they should perish in the wilderness for lack of bread: God was better to them than their fears. He makes the best living of it that lives by faith. Feed on faith; so Tremellius reads that, Psalms 37:3 .

Why reason ye among yourselves] a They likely laid the fault of forgetfulness one upon another: but none found fault with himself for his unbelief and carnal reasoning.

a τι διελογιζεσθε, Disserere significat, ac verbis inter se disceptare.

Matthew 16:8

8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them,O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?