Mark 8:15
And he charged them, saying: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
14And they forgot to take bread; and they had but one loaf with them in the ship.
16And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we have no bread.
Cross References
Exodus 12:18The first month, the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the same month in the evening.
Numbers 27:19And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest and all the multitude:
1 Chronicles 28:20And David said to Solomon his son: Act like a man, and take courage, and do: fear not, and be not dismayed: for the Lord my God will be with thee, and will not leave thee, nor forsake thee, till thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
Matthew 14:1At the time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.
Matthew 16:11Why do you not understand that it was not concerning the bread I said to you: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
Mark 12:13And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians; that they should catch him in his words.
Matthew Henry on Mark 8:11-22
The Leaven of Herod and the Pharisees; Christ Reproves His Disciples. 10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to… Read the whole commentary →