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NASB | Matthew 16:6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:6 Jesus said to them, "Watch out and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." |
Subject: Matt 16:6 explained |
Bible Note: The pharisees and Sadducees were (usually) misleading the people of God. Sometimes it was intentional for their own personal gain. Sometimes it was just because of their ignorance. Leaven is what we know as yeast. When a little bit of yeast is put into dough, it spreads to the entire batch and causes it to rise. Christ was explaining that the "little bit" of ungodliness that the Pharisees and Sadducees added to the mix would act as yeast and spread in the house of God like wildfire. So Jesus was warning that their actions would cause people to fall. He was always making statements like this about them. Matthew chapter 23 is Christ lashing out at the Pharisees and their ungodliness. In 1 Corin 5:6,7 it says that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. Then it says to purge out the old leaven and become a new lump. This is telling us to cut out the mess in our lives and in the church so that the body of Christ can be holy. God knows that a small ammount of ungodliness can spread in His church and affect the whole body after a while. That is why Jesus told us to beware of the Pharisees leaven and that is why Paul is telling us in Corinthians to cut out the ungodliness and become that new creature in Christ. |