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Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
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The Danger of 'Leaven'
Commentators explain that Jesus uses "leaven" (yeast) as a metaphor for false teaching. Like yeast in dough, false doctrines can be insidious, spreading secretly and silently until they corrupt a person's entire spiritual life. Jesus issues a strong command to be on guard against such plausible but corrupting influences.
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Matthew
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Take heed. That is, be cautious, be on your guard.
The leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. Leaven is used in mak…
19th Century
Anglican
Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees — The form of this warning was clearly determined by the event that had just occurr…
Baptist
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 …
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Jesus said to them
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord demonstrated the sufficiency of the Gospel teaching, showing that it does not require legal observances and, furthermore, that…
