Matthew 16:1–12

The Yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees

16The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, ^wand as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. ^x

²He answered them: “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be good weather because the sky is red.’ ³And in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.’ You ^yknow how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times. ^z4An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of ^aJonah.” ^bThen He left them and went away.

⁵The disciples reached the other shore, ^cand they had forgotten to take bread.

⁶Then Jesus told them, “Watch out and beware of the yeast ^dof the Pharisees and Sadducees.” ^e

⁷And they discussed among themselves, “We didn’t bring any bread.”

⁸Aware of this, Jesus said, “You of little faith! ^fWhy are you discussing among yourselves that you do not have bread? ⁹Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the 5,000 and how many baskets you collected? ¹⁰Or the seven loaves for the 4,000 and how many large baskets you collected? ^g11Why is it you don’t understand that when I told you, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,’ it wasn’t about bread?” ^{h 12}Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the yeast in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ⁱ