Matthew 16:11
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"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?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בִּין
bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
עַל
ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
שְׂאֹר
sᵉʼôr
barm or yeast-cake (as swelling by fermentation)
Φαρισαῖος
Pharisaîos
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
Σαδδουκαῖος
Saddoukaîos
a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
Key Terms in This Verse
Σαδδουκαῖος Saddoukaîos
a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
Study G4523 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →Φαρισαῖος Pharisaîos
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
Study G5330 →בִּין bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Study H995 →עַל ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
Study H5922 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →Cross References
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
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