Matthew 16:6
And he said to them: Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
5And when his disciples had come to the farther shore, they had forgotten to take bread with them.
7And they reasoned among themselves, and said, it was because they had taken no bread.
Cross References
Matthew 16:12Then understood they, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Luke 12:1And when great multitudes were assembled by myriads, so that they trod one upon another, Jesus began to say to his disciples: First of all, beware for yourselves of that leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
John 4:33The disciples said among themselves: Hath any one brought him something to eat?
Galatians 5:9A little leaven leaveneth the whole mass.
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 →