Matthew 16:6

“Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,” Jesus told them.

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In The King James Version

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

In Context

5Having crossed to the other side of the lake, the disciples realized they'd forgotten to bring bread with them.

7The disciples started arguing among themselves. “He's saying that because we didn't bring any bread,” they concluded.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:15For seven days you must eat only bread made without yeast. On the first day you are to get rid of the yeast from your houses. Anyone who eats anything with yeast from the first day to the seventh day must be excluded from the Israelite community.

Matthew 16:12Then they realized that he wasn't warning them to watch out for bread yeast, but about the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Luke 12:1In the meantime so many thousands of people had gathered that they were stepping on each other. Jesus began speaking first to his disciples. “Beware the yeast of the Pharisees—hypocrisy.

John 4:33“Did someone bring him food?” the disciples asked one another.

Galatians 5:9You only need a little bit of yeast to raise the whole batch of dough.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:6-13

Of the Leaven of the Pharisees. 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. 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? 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five… Read the whole commentary →

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