KJV King James Version
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod.
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Mark 8:15
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
WEB World English Bible
He warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he was charging them, saying, ‘Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,’
Surrounding context — Mark 8
12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
14 Now [the disciples] had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod.
16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, [It is] because we have no bread.
17 And when Jesus knew [it], he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
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καὶG2532 · kaiandδιεστέλλετοG1291 · diastellōto give ordersαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayὁρᾶτε,G3708 · horaōto see: seeβλέπετεG991 · blepōto seeἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoζύμηςG2219 · zumēleavenτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΦαρισαίωνG5330 · PharisaiosPhariseeκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoζύμηςG2219 · zumēleavenἩρῴδου.G2264 · HērōdēsHerod
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 5:6-8Your glorying [is] not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?Matthew 16:6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.Mark 12:13And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in [his] words.Matthew 16:11-12How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it] not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?Luke 12:1-2In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.Leviticus 2:11No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.Exodus 12:18-20In the first [month], on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.Proverbs 19:27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction [that causeth] to err from the words of knowledge.1 Timothy 6:13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and [before] Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;Matthew 14:1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,1 Timothy 5:21I charge [thee] before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.1 Chronicles 28:9-10And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.2 Timothy 2:14Of these things put [them] in remembrance, charging [them] before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, [but] to the subverting of the hearers.Luke 12:15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.Matthew 22:15-18Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.1 Chronicles 28:20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do [it]: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, [even] my God, [will be] with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.Numbers 27:19-23And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
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