“And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.”
When the disciples came to the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. The disciples' forgetfulness about bread is the occasion for the misunderstanding that the following conversation will correct. The transition from the sign-seeking confrontation to the disciples' boat conversation communicates the distance between the religious establishment's demands and the disciples' ordinary practical concerns.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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