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Matthew 16:12

Truth and honesty

10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

11 How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
KJV
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.
WEB
Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
ASV
Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
DARBY
Then they comprehended that he did not speak of being beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
BLB
Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of the loaves, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
ÅB
Da forsto de at han ikke hadde advart dem mot surdeigen i brød, men mot fariseernes og sadduseernes lære.
OTB
Da forsto de at Han ikke sa til dem å vokte seg for surdeigen brukt i brød, men for fariseernes og saddukeernes lære.
B1930
Da forstod de at han ikke hadde talt om at de skulde ta sig i vare for surdeigen i brød, men for fariseernes og sadduseernes lære.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 5:20

    For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Acts 23:8

    For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

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  • Matthew 23:13–28

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

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  • Matthew 15:4–9

    For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

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