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?”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:15 Some manuscripts the Herodians

14 They had forgotten to take bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 Then(A) He commanded them: “Watch out! Beware of the yeast(B) of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”(C)

16 They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread. 17 Aware of this, He said to them, “Why are you discussing that you do not have any bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Is your heart hardened?(D) 18 Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear?(E)[a] And do you not remember?(F) 19 When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Twelve,” they told Him.

20 “When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Seven,” they said.

21 And He said to them, “Don’t you understand yet?”(G)

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