King James Version
Matthew 16:12 in the King James Version says “Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and o...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”
Matthew 16:12 · KJV
Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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“understood they”
G4920to put together, i.e., (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously
“beware”
G4337(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards, i.e., pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to
“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“of the Pharisees”
G5330a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“of the Sadducees”
G4523a sadducaean (i.e., tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical israelite
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