Matthew 16:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 16:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 16:11 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 16:11 — KJV
“How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?”
— Matthew 16:11 (KJV)
Matthew 16:11 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 16:11
“Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:11: beware, leaven, pharisees
“And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:11: bread, should, leaven
“Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:11: how, bread, should
“The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:11: how, spake, should
“Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? that...: or, the numberer of secrets, or, the wonderful numberer: Heb. Palmoni of...: or, making desolate”
Shares key themes with Matthew 16:11: how, spake, concerning
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