Matthew 16:6

Translations

Modern

“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Traditional

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Literal

And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Latin

Qui dixit illis: Intuemini, et cavete a fermento pharisæorum et sadducæorum.

Original

Greek

English

“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Notes

Matthew 16:1–12

After being welcomed among the Gentiles (non-Jews), Jesus returned to his own people. There he faced rejection again.

Theme notes and profiles

The Pharisees The Sadducees

Events

Discourse with Pharisees and Saduceesc. AD 29

Related verses

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.
Galatians 5:9
A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
Matthew 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.
1 Corinthians 5:6–8
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
Leviticus 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 a food offering to the LORD.
Mark 8:15
“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
2 Timothy 2:16–17
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
Luke 12:15
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Exodus 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.

Parallels

Mark 8:14–21 Luke 12:1–3

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world Pharisee: A strict Jewish sect known for legalism and hypocrisy Sadducee: A Jewish sect that denied the resurrection and spirits

Glossary

Gospel of Matthew Herodians Jesus Christ Leaven Sadducees Unleavened Bread

Topics

Christian Minister: Rulers in the Temple Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Jesus, the Christ: Cautions his Disciples Against, the Leaven of Hypocrisy Leaven (Yeast) of the Hypocrisy of the Pharisees Leaven: Doctrines of Pharisees Pharisees: Hypocrisy of, Reproved by Jesus Sadducees: Jesus Warns his Disciples Against Self-Righteousness: General Scriptures Concerning The Jews: Modern, Divided Into: Many Sects and Parties The Pharisees: Christ: Declared the Doctrines of, to be Hypocrisy The Sadducees: Christ: Cautioned his Disciples Against Their Principles Unleavened Bread Watchfulness: General Scriptures Concerning

Matthew 16:6

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