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Earthly Worries Can Blind Us
The disciples completely misunderstood Jesus's spiritual warning because they were consumed by a practical problem: they had forgotten to bring bread. Commentators note that their anxiety and focus on material needs kept their thoughts on a "low material level," preventing them from grasping the deeper, spiritual truth Jesus was teaching. This serves as a caution that our daily anxieties can make us spiritually deaf.
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 16:6–8
18th Century
Theologian
Take heed. That is, be cautious, be on your guard.
The leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. Leaven is used in mak…
AT Robertson
On Matthew 16:7
They reasoned (διελογιζοντο). It was pathetic, the almost jejune inability of the disciples to understand the parabolic warning ag…
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 16:7
19th Century
Preacher
Their thoughts ran along the low material level, from leaven to bread. Did they imagine that He forbade their borrowing leaven from the Pharisees w…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 16:7
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…
John Gill
On Matthew 16:7
17th Century
Pastor
Ver. 7 And they reasoned among themselves
Either what should be the meaning of this caution of Christ's, and upon wh…
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 16:5–12
17th Century
Minister
Christ speaks of spiritual things using a comparison, and the disciples misunderstand him, taking his words to refer to carnal things. He was displ…
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 16:1–12
13th Century
Philosopher
Previously, the Lord demonstrated the sufficiency of the Gospel teaching, showing that it does not require legal observances and, furthermore, that…