Matthew 16:8-12

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

⁸ But _q Jesus, aware of this, said, _r "O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? ⁹ _s Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember _t the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? ¹⁰ Or _u the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? ¹¹ How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? _o Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." ¹² _v Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of _w the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 26:10
   But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 6:30
   But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 15:16
   And he said, "Are you also still without understanding?
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 14:17 - 21
   They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 15:34 - 38
   And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish.
   
6. Cross References
   Matthew 16:6
   Jesus said to them, "Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 17:13
   Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
   
8. Cross References
   Matthew 5:20
   For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
   Matthew 23:3
   So practice and observe whatever they tell you - but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice.