Matthew 16:12
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בִּין
bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
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)
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
לֶקַח
leqach
properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) invei...
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 →בִּין bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Study H995 →לֶקַח leqach
properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement
Study H3948 →Φαρισαῖος Pharisaîos
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
Study G5330 →לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →Cross References
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
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