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Matthew 16:12 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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. "

Matthew 16:12

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10 or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

11 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.”

12 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.

13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

14 They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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Matthew 16:1

"The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven."

Matthew 16:2

"But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’"

Matthew 16:3

"In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!"

Matthew 16:4

"An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” He left them and departed."

Matthew 16:5

"The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread."

Matthew 16:6

"Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”"

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