Matthew 16:12
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
συνίημι
To understand, to put together mentally. Suniemi. He who has ears to hear let him hear. Understanding Scripture requires more than intelligence. It requires a teachable and willing heart.
διδαχή
teaching
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διδαχή
Teaching, doctrine, instruction. Didache. They continued steadfastly in the apostles teaching. The first mark of a healthy church is devotion to sound teaching.
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προσέχω
to beware
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προσέχω
(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards, i.e. pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to
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τότε
Then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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Φαρισαῖος
Pharisees
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Φαρισαῖος
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
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Σαδδουκαῖος
Sadducees.
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Σαδδουκαῖος
a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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ζύμη
leaven
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ζύμη
ferment (as if boiling up)
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