Matthew 16:6
and Jesus said to them, 'Beware, and take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees;'
Young's Literal Translation
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 his disciples having come to the other side, forgot to take loaves,
7and they were reasoning in themselves, saying, 'Because we took no loaves.'
Cross References
Exodus 12:15Seven days ye eat unleavened things; only — in the first day ye cause leaven to cease out of your houses; for any one eating anything fermented from the first day till the seventh day, even that person hath been cut off from Israel.
Matthew 16:12Then they understood that he did not say to take heed of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching, of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Luke 12:1At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, 'Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
John 4:33The disciples then said one to another, 'Did any one bring him anything to eat?'
Galatians 5:9a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven;
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 →