Beware the Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

And when[a] the disciples arrived at the other side,[b] they had forgotten to take bread. And Jesus said to them, “Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!” So they were discussing this[c] among themselves, saying, “It is because we did not take bread.” But knowing this,[d] Jesus said, “Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread,[e] you of little faith? Do you not yet understand or do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up? 11 How do you not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!” 12 Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:5 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrived”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 16:5 That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee
  3. Matthew 16:7 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Matthew 16:8 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Matthew 16:8 Some manuscripts have “you do not have bread”

· kai The ho disciples mathētēs arrived erchomai at eis the ho other peran side but had forgotten epilanthanomai to take lambanō any bread artos. · ho · de Jesus Iēsous said legō to them autos, “ Watch horaō out , and kai beware prosechō of apo the ho leaven zymē of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai Sadducees Saddoukaios.” And de they ho began to discuss dialogizomai this among en themselves heautou, saying legō, “It is because hoti we brought lambanō no ou bread artos.” But de when Jesus Iēsous became aware ginōskō · ho of this, he said legō, “O you of little faith oligopistos, why tis are you discussing dialogizomai among en yourselves heautou the fact that hoti you have echō no ou bread artos? Do you not oupō yet understand noeō? Do you not oude remember mnēmoneuō the ho five pente loaves artos for the ho five pentakischilioi thousand , and kai how posos many baskets kophinos you gathered lambanō? 10 Or oude the ho seven hepta loaves artos for the ho four tetrakischilioi thousand , and kai how posos many baskets spyris you gathered lambanō? 11 How pōs is it that you do not ou understand noeō that hoti I was legō not ou speaking legō to you hymeis about peri bread artos? Beware prosechō · de of apo the ho leaven zymē of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai Sadducees Saddoukaios.” 12 Then tote they understood syniēmi that hoti he had not ou told legō them to beware prosechō of apo the ho leaven zymē of ho bread artos but alla of apo the ho teaching didachē of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai Sadducees Saddoukaios.

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