Matthew 16:12

King James Version 1769 (Standard 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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  • Matt 5:20 : 20 For 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.
  • Matt 15:4-9 : 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
  • Matt 23:13-28 : 13 But 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. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! 17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. 19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
  • Acts 23:8 : 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

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  • Matt 16:5-11
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    5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

    6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

    7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

    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?

  • Mark 8:14-17
    4 verses
    86%

    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?

  • 1 In 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.

  • 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

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    15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

    16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

  • 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

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    12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

    13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

    14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

  • Matt 12:1-4
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    1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

    2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

    3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

    4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

  • 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

  • 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

  • 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

  • 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

  • 14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

  • 24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

  • 1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

  • Matt 15:1-2
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    1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

    2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

  • 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?

  • 5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

  • 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

  • 4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

  • 1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

  • 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

  • 52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

  • 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

  • 26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

  • 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

  • 1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

  • 18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

  • 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

  • 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

  • 6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

  • 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

  • 13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

  • 5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: