Matthew 16:11
9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- KJV
- How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
- WEB
- How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- ASV
- How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- DARBY
- How do ye not understand that [it was] not concerning bread I said to you, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
- BLB
- How do you⁺ not perceive that I did not speak to you⁺ about loaves? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- ÅB
- Kan dere ikke da skjønne at det ikke var brød jeg snakket med dere om? Men ta dere i vare for fariseernes og sadduseernes surdeig!»
- OTB
- Hvordan kan det være at dere ikke forstår at jeg ikke snakket til dere om brød? Men vær på vakt mot fariseernes og saddukeernes surdeig.”
- B1930
- Kan I da ikke skjønne at det ikke var om brød jeg talte til eder? Men ta eder i vare for fariseernes og sadduseernes surdeig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 8:21
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
Read in contextMark 4:40
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
Read in contextMatthew 16:6
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Read in contextLuke 12:56
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Read in contextJohn 8:43
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
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