But when he saw many of the (A)Pharisees and (B)Sadducees coming for [a]baptism, he said to them, “You [b](C)offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from (D)the wrath to come?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:7 Later mss his baptism
  2. Matthew 3:7 Or brood

And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and (A)beware of the [a]leaven of the (B)Pharisees and Sadducees.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:6 I.e., fermented dough

11 How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But (A)beware of the [a]leaven of the (B)Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the [b]leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the (C)Pharisees and Sadducees.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:11 I.e., as a symbol of corruption
  2. Matthew 16:12 I.e., fermented dough

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