Mark 8:15

Mark 8:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
• New International Version (NIV)“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he cautioned them, saying, "Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

Context of Mark 8:15

13And he left them, and entering into the boat again departed to the other side. 14Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the boat with them more than one loaf. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17And when Jesus knew it, he saith to them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

Mark 8:15 word by word

καὶ διεστέλλετο αὐτοῖς λέγων· ὁρᾶτε, βλέπετε ἀπὸ τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ τῆς ζύμης Ἡρῴδου.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• chargedδιαστέλλωdiastellomai · to give ordersG1291
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• heedὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• bewareβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• leavenζύμηzumē · leavenG2219
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264

Cross-references for Mark 8:15

• Numbers 27:19And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shalt forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• 1 Timothy 5:21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
• 1 Timothy 6:13I command thee in the sight of God, who maketh alive all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
• 2 Timothy 2:14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they contend not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
• Proverbs 19:27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
• Matthew 16:6Then Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
• Luke 12:1In the mean time, when there was gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trampled one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Exodus 12:18In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, ye shall eat unleavened bread, till the one and twentieth day of the month at evening.
• Leviticus 2:11No meat offering, which ye shall bring to 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.
• 1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
• Mark 12:13And they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
• Matthew 22:15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

Commentaries on Mark 8:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 See this passage explained in Matthew 16:1-12. Mark 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 emotions, passions, affections. He drew groans deeply from his breast. No sign be given - That is, no such sign as they asked, to wit, a sign “from heaven.” He said a sign should be given, the same as was furnished by Jonas, Matthew 16:4. But…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Obstinate unbelief will have something to say, though ever so unreasonable. Christ refused to answer their demand. If they will not be convinced, they shall not. Alas! what cause we have to lament for those around us, who destroy themselves and others by their perverse and obstinate unbelief, and enmity to the gospel! When we forget the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely, as Christ here reproves his disciples…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Matthew says that the leaven of the Pharisees refers to their false teaching (Matthew 16:12). It might also refer to their unbelief and stubbornness (Mark 8:10–13). The reference to Herod could suggest he was unwilling to accept what he knew to be true (6:14, 16, 20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees--"and of the Sadducees" (Mt 16:6). and of the leaven of Herod--The teaching or "doctrine" (Mt 16:12) of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees was quite different, but both were equally pernicious; and the Herodians, though rather a political party, were equally envenomed against our Lord's spiritual teaching. See on Mt 12:14. The penetrating and diffusive quality of leaven, for…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:15

• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Leaven (Yeast)
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Herod
• Herod, Herod Antipas
• Herod, Herod the Great
• Adulterous
• Antipas
• Deeply
• Faint
• Herodians
• Leaven
• Sigh

Commentaries on Mark 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings