Matthew

Matthew 16:11–12

¹¹How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

¹²Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
do you not understand	νοεῖτε	noeite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3539 I understand, consider
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
I was not telling you	εἶπον	eipon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
bread	ἄρτων	artōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G740 bread, a loaf, food
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
beware	προσέχετε	prosechete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to
of	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
leaven	ζύμης	zymēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2219 leaven, ferment
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Pharisees	Φαρισαίων	Pharisaiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Sadducees	Σαδδουκαίων	Saddoukaiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4523 a Sadducee

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Τότε	Tote	Adverb	G5119 then
they understood	συνῆκαν	synēkan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4920 I consider, understand
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
He was not telling	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to beware	προσέχειν	prosechein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to
of	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
leaven	ζύμης	zymēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2219 leaven, ferment
used in	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
bread	ἄρτων	artōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G740 bread, a loaf, food
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
of	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
teaching	διδαχῆς	didachēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1322 teaching, doctrine
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Pharisees	Φαρισαίων	Pharisaiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Sadducees	Σαδδουκαίων	Saddoukaiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4523 a Sadducee

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Matthew 16:12 Matthew 5:20 · Acts 23:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.