KJV King James Version
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.
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Matthew 16:12
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
WEB World English Bible
Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
ASV American Standard Version
Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then they understood that he did not say to take heed of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching, of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Surrounding context — Matthew 16
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.
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
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ΤότεG5119 · totethenσυνῆκανG4920 · suniēmito understandὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὐκG3756 · ounoεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayπροσέχεινG4337 · prosechōto watch outἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoζύμηςG2219 · zumēleavenτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτωνG740 · artosbreadἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδιδαχῆςG1322 · didachēteachingτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΦαρισαίωνG5330 · PharisaiosPhariseeκαὶG2532 · kaiandΣαδδουκαίων.¶G4523 · SaddoukaiosSadducee
Cross-references
Matthew 5:20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.Acts 23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.Matthew 15:4-9For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.Matthew 23:13-28But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
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