Take heed. That is, be cautious, be on your guard.

The leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. Leaven is used in mak…

Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees — The form of this warning was clearly determined by the event that had just occurr…

He used a parabolic expression, which they would readily have understood, had not their minds been already absorbed by their lack of bread. He saw …

Glossa Ordinaria: As the Lord had left the Pharisees because of their unbelief, He now teaches His disciples to be on their gu…

This is Jesus’ last and most important withdrawal from Galilee before his final trip south (19:1). The setting for this conversation may be the boa…

Then Jesus said to them

Either taking occasion from the disciples observing that they had forgotten to take bread …

Christ speaks of spiritual things using a comparison, and the disciples misunderstand him, taking his words to refer to carnal things. He was displ…

Previously, the Lord demonstrated the sufficiency of the Gospel teaching, showing that it does not require legal observances and, furthermore, that…