Mark 8:14-21

English Standard Version

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod

¹⁴ Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. ¹⁵ And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; ^(A)beware of ^(B)the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of ^(C)Herod.”^{[a] 16} And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. ¹⁷ And ^(D)Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? ^(E)Do you not yet perceive ^(F)or understand? ^(G)Are your hearts hardened? ^18 (H)Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? ¹⁹ When I broke ^(I)the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” ²⁰ “And ^(J)the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.” ²¹ And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”