Matthew 16:1-12 ▼

1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

2 But he answered and said to them, | When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

3 In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of Jonah.| He left them, and departed.

5 The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

6 Jesus said to them, |Watch out and guard yourselves against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.|

7 They reasoned among themselves, saying, |We brought no bread.|

8 But Jesus, becoming aware of this, said, |You of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves about having no bread?

9 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

10 Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

11 Why is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.|

12 Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.