Mark 8:15
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
Mark 8:15 in other translations
| BSB | “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.” |
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| WEB | He warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” |
| ASV | And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. |
| YLT | and he was charging them, saying, ‘Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,' |
| DARBY | And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod. |
| BBE | And he said to them, Take care to be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. |
| Webster | And he charged them saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. |
What does Mark 8:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
(u) "beware of the" Prov 19:27, Lk 12:1 (v) "leaven of the" Ex 12:20, Lev 2:11, 1Cor 5:6-8
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 8:11-21
Obstinate unbelief will have something to say, though ever so unreasonable. Christ refused to answer their demand. If they will not be convinced, they shall not. Alas! what cause we have to lament for those around us, who destroy themselves and others by their perverse and obstinate unbelief, and enmity to the gospel! When we forget the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely, as Christ…
Mark 8:15 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 8:15
- 1 Corinthians 5:6-8
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
- Matthew 16:6
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
- Matthew 16:11-12
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.
- Mark 12:13
And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
- Luke 12:1-2
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
- Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
- Exodus 12:18-20
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
- Leviticus 2:11
No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire.
- Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
- 1 Timothy 6:13
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
- 1 Chronicles 28:9-10
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
- 1 Timothy 5:21
I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
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Context
- Mark 8:14
Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
- Mark 8:15
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
- Mark 8:16
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
Mark 8:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y les mandó, diciendo: Mirad, guardaos de la levadura de los Fariseos, y de la levadura de Herodes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur enjoignit, disant: Voyez, gardez-vous du levain des pharisiens et du levain d’Hérode. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er gebot ihnen und sprach: Sehet zu, hütet euch vor dem Sauerteig der Pharisäer und dem Sauerteig des Herodes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et præcipiebat eis, dicens: Videte, et cavete a fermento pharisæorum, et fermento Herodis. |