Matthew 16:5-7

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees

16:5 When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread. 16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ¹  and Sadducees.” ²  16:7 So ³  they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no bread.”

[16:6]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:6]  ² sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[16:7]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ saying about the Pharisees and Sadducees.