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Matthew 16:5-7
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The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 5 (A)In coming to the other side of the sea,[a] the disciples had forgotten to bring bread. 6 (B)Jesus said to them, “Look out, and beware of the leaven[b] of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 [c]They concluded among themselves, saying, “It is because we have brought no bread.”

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Footnotes

  1. 16:5–12 Jesus’ warning his disciples against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees comes immediately before his promise to confer on Peter the authority to bind and to loose on earth (Mt 16:19), an authority that will be confirmed in heaven. Such authority most probably has to do, at least in part, with teaching. The rejection of the teaching authority of the Pharisees (see also Mt 12:12–14) prepares for a new one derived from Jesus.
  2. 16:6 Leaven: see note on Mt 13:33. Sadducees: Matthew’s Marcan source speaks rather of “the leaven of Herod” (Mk 8:15).
  3. 16:7–11 The disciples, men of little faith, misunderstand Jesus’ metaphorical use of leaven, forgetting that, as the feeding of the crowds shows, he is not at a loss to provide them with bread.
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