Matthew 16:6
4 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
5 When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7 They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”
8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- KJV
- Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
- WEB
- Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- ASV
- And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- DARBY
- And Jesus said to them, See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- BLB
- And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- ÅB
- Da sa Jesus til dem: «Vokt dere for fariseernes og sadduseernes surdeig!»
- OTB
- Jesus advarte dem, “Vær forsiktige og hold dere på vakt mot fariseernes og saddukeernes innflytelse.”
- B1930
- Da sa Jesus til dem: Se eder for og ta eder i vare for fariseernes og sadduseernes surdeig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:1
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Read in contextMatthew 16:12
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.
Read in contextGalatians 5:9
A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
Read in contextLeviticus 2:11
No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
Read in context1 Corinthians 5:6–8
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
Read in contextMark 8:15
“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
Read in context2 Timothy 2:16–17
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
Read in contextExodus 12:15–19
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.
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