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Matthew 16:6

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.ThenἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὉρᾶτεhorateTake heedὁράω (horaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.Take heedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροσέχετεprosechetebewareπροσέχω (prosechō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “beware”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4337(a) I attend to, pay attention to, (b) I beware, am cautious, (c) I join, devote myself to.bewareἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζύμηςzumēsleavenζύμη (zumē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “leaven”, the of-formG2219leaven, ferment, both lit. and met.This verse uses “leaven”.the leavenτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Φαρισαίωνpharisaiōnof the PhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Pharisees”, the of-formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.of the Phariseesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣαδδουκαίωνsaddoukaiōnof the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖος (saddoukaios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Sadducees”, the of-formG4523a Sadducee, a member of the aristocratic party among the Jews, from whom the high-priests were almost invariably chosen.of the Sadducees

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesus said to them, 'Beware, and take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesus said to them, 'Beware, and take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees;'

World English Bible

Jesus said to them, “ Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees .”

Darby Translation

And Jesus said to them, See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Douay-Rheims

Who said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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