And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
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Gill's Exposition
And he charged them,.... When they were in the ship, and had just recollected themselves, that they had took no care to bring any provisions with them:
saying, take heed, beware of the leaven of the…
See this passage explained in Mat 16:1-12. Mar 8:12 Sighed deeply in his spirit - His heart was deeply affected at their wickedness and hypocrisy. The word “spirit” here is taken as the seat of the…
Still Christ is upon motion; now he visits the parts of Dalmanutha, that no corner of the land of Israel might say that they had not had his presence with them. He came thither by ship (Mar 8:10);…
Cambridge Bible
the leaven of the Pharisees Leaven in Scripture, with the single exception of the Parable (Mat 13:33; Luk 13:20-21), is always a symbol of evil (comp. 1Co 5:6-8; Gal 5:9), especially insidious evil,…
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