KJV King James Version
How 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?
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Matthew 16:11
How 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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
WEB World English Bible
How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
ASV American Standard Version
How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
how do ye not understand that I did not speak to you of bread—to take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?’
Surrounding context — Matthew 16
8 [Which] when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
11 How 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?
12 Then understood they how that he bade [them] not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14 And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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πῶςG4459 · pōshow?!οὐG3756 · ounoνοεῖτεG3539 · noeōto understandὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὐG3756 · ounoπερὶG4012 · periaboutἄρτωνG740 · artosbreadεἶπονG2036 · eiponto sayὑμῖν;G4771 · suyouπροσέχετεG4337 · prosechōto watch outδὲG1161 · dethenἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoζύμηςG2219 · zumēleavenτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΦαρισαίωνG5330 · PharisaiosPhariseeκαὶG2532 · kaiandΣαδδουκαίων.¶G4523 · SaddoukaiosSadducee
Cross-references
Matthew 16:6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.John 8:43Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word.Mark 8:21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?Mark 4:40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?Luke 12:56[Ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
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