Leaven of the Pharisees

Feeding the 4000

MATTHEW

Matthew 16:1-13
1 The Pharisees also, with the Sadducees, came, and tempting Jesus, desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.

 

2 And he answered and said unto them, When it is evening ye say, The weather is fair, for the sky is red; and in the morning ye say, The weather is foul today; for the sky is red and lowering.

 

3 O hypocrites! ye can discern the face of the sky; but ye cannot tell the signs of the times.

 

4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the Prophet Jonas.

 

5 And he left them and departed.

 

6 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

 

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

 

8 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, He said this because we have taken no bread.

 

9 And when they reasoned among themselves, Jesus perceived it; and he said unto them, O ye of little faith! why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

 

10 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

 

11 Neither the seven loaves of he four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

 

12 How is it that ye do not understand, that I spake not unto you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

 

13 Then understand they, how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

MARK

Mark 8:14-22
14 Now the multitude 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, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod.

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, He hath said this, because we have no bread.

17 And when they said this among themselves, Jesus knew it, and he said unto them,

18 Why reason ye because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand ye? Are your hearts yet hardened?

19 Having eyes, see ye not? And having ears, hear ye not? And do ye not remember?

20 When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

21 And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

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