Mark 8:11–21

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

¹¹The ^uPharisees ^vcame out and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign ^wfrom heaven ^xto test ^yHim. ¹²But sighing deeply in His spirit, ^zHe said, “Why does this generation ^ademand a sign? ^•I assure you: ^bNo sign will be given to this generation!” ¹³Then He left them, got on board the boat again, and went to the other side.

¹⁴They had forgotten to take bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat. ¹⁵Then ^cHe commanded them: “Watch out! Beware of the yeast ^dof the Pharisees and the yeast of ^•Herod.” ^e

¹⁶They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread. ¹⁷Aware of this, He said to them, “Why are you discussing that you do not have any bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Is your heart hardened? ^f18Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear? ^ghAnd do you not remember? ⁱ¹⁹When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Twelve,” they told Him.

²⁰“When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Seven,” they said.

²¹And He said to them, “Don’t you understand yet?” ^j