Matthew 16:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 16:5-12

We have here Christ's discourse with his disciples concerning bread, in which, as in many other discourses, he speaks to them of spiritual things under a similitude, and they misunderstand him of carnal things. The occasion of it was, their forgetting to victual their ship, and to take along with them provisions for their family on the other side of the water; usually they carried bread along with them, because they were sometimes in desert places; and when they were not, yet they would not be... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 16:5-12

16:5-12 When the disciples came to the other side, they had forgotten to take loaves with them. Jesus said to them, "See that you beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." They argued amongst themselves: "He must be saying this because we did not bring loaves." Jesus knew what they were thinking. "Why," he said, "are you arguing among yourselves, you of little faith, because you have no loaves? Do you not yet understand, and do you not remember the five loaves of the five... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 16:7

Either what should be the meaning of this caution of Christ's, and upon what account he should say this to them; or they were anxiously concerned what they should do for provision: saying, because we have taken no bread ; for the phrase, "it is", is a supplement, and is not in the original text, which confines the sense to the first way of interpretation; the words may be read without it, and confirms the other sense, and which receives strength from what follows. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:7

They reasoned - For, as Lightfoot observes, the term leaven was very rarely used among the Jews to signify doctrine, and therefore the disciples did not immediately apprehend his meaning. In what a lamentable state of blindness is the human mind? Bodily wants are perceived with the utmost readiness, and a supply is sought with all speed. But the necessities of the soul are rarely discovered, though they are more pressing than those of the body, and the supply of them of infinitely more... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:1-12

The visit to Galilee. I. THE LORD CROSSES THE LAKE TO THE WESTERN SHORE . 1 . He dismisses the multitude. They went away quietly, it seems. There was no need now to constrain the disciples to depart first. The people did not attempt to take the Lord by force to make him a King. They were more docile than the five thousand had been. They were full of thankfulness. They glorified the God of Israel. But they were simple-hearted people; they did not regard themselves as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:5-12

Warning against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ( Mark 8:14-21 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:5-12

The leaven of error. After an encounter with certain Pharisees and Sadducees at Magadan, Jesus warned his disciples against their teaching. This is not written for their sakes alone, but also for our admonition. From Luke's account we may infer that Jesus likewise warned the people (see Luke 12:1 ). Every age has its Pharisees and Sadducees, and it becomes us to note— I. THE ERRORS AGAINST WHICH WE ARE WARNED . 1 . Those which distinguish the Pharisee. 2 . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:7

They reasoned among themselves. With a crass literalness, the apostles utterly misunderstood the drift of their Master's warning, and thought that he alluded to their forgetfulness in coming without bread. They were always slow to apprehend the metaphorical and spiritual signification of their Master's language. Thus at the synagogue in Capernaum they failed to grasp his meaning when he spoke of himself as the Bread of life ( John 6:1-71 .), and at Jacob's well they interpreted of material... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 16:5-12

The account in these verses is also recorded in Mark 8:13-21.Matthew 16:5And when his disciples were come to the other side - That is, to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.Mark says that he entered into a ship again, and departed to the other side. The conversation with the Pharisees and Sadducees had been on the western side of the Sea of Galilee. See the notes at Matthew 15:39. They crossed from that side again to the east.Had forgotten to take bread - That is, had forgotten to lay in a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 16:5-12

Matthew 16:5-12. When his disciples were come to the other side Namely, of the sea of Tiberias, see Mark 8:13; they had forgotten to take bread They had tarried so long in Dalmanutha, or Magdala, that they had consumed the seven baskets of fragments which they had taken up at the late miracle, recorded Matthew 15:32-39, and had no more than one loaf with them in the ship, Mark 8:14. Then Jesus said, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees That is, of their false doctrine; elegantly called ... read more

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