Matthew 16:6
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 16
“Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”Matthew 16:6
What Does Matthew 16:6 Mean?
Matthew 16:6 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 16, verse 6 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 16:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 6:1“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.”Luke 12:1“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.”Mark 8:15“And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.”Colossians 2:8“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”Matthew 16:12“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.”1 Corinthians 5:8“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.”Galatians 5:9“A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.”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 3:7“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”Matthew 7:15“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”Matthew 16:1“The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.”Luke 20:46“Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;”1 Corinthians 5:6“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?”Matthew 16:11“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?”2 Peter 3:17“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.”Exodus 12:15“Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.”Proverbs 19:27“Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.”Luke 12:15“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”2 Timothy 2:16“But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.”Matthew 22:23“The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,”
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