The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
The disciples had crossed the sea of Galilee westward after speaking with the Pharisees and Sadducees on the eastern shore. They discovered they had neglected to bring sufficient bread, little more than a single loaf remained among them.
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Mark the dullness of His disciples: they took His words of doctrine as mere talk of bread. Christ rebuked them sharply for such blindness after all His teaching. Error spreads like leaven through dough, poisoning the whole mass; the Pharisees' corrupt doctrine diffuses itself wherever it mingles. Beware false teaching as you would beware wickedness.
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They had crossed over and realized they possessed only one loaf between them. The disciples typically bought provisions before Christ led them into deserts where food was scarce. Either their focus on His conversation with the Pharisees and Sadducees distracted them, or the sudden departure caught them unprepared.
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