Jesus warns about the Pharisees and about Herod
14 Jesus' disciples had forgotten to take bread with them. They only had one loaf in the boat. 15 Jesus said to them, ‘Be careful. Do not accept the yeast of the Pharisees or the yeast of Herod.’
8:15People put yeast into flour and water to make bread. The yeast grows in the bread and it makes the bread become bigger. The Pharisees were teaching people wrong things. These things could grow and they could hurt many people.
16 The disciples began to say to each other, ‘Jesus is saying that because we do not have any bread.’
17 Jesus knew what they were talking about. So he said to them, ‘You should not be arguing about the bread. You still do not understand my teaching. You seem unable to learn. 18 You are like people who have eyes but they cannot see with them. You are like people who have ears but they cannot hear with them. 19 Remember that I used five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 men. How many baskets did you fill with pieces of food that were left?’
They replied, ‘There were 12 baskets.’
20 Jesus asked them, ‘I also used seven loaves to feed 4,000 people. That time, how many baskets did you fill with pieces of food?’
They replied, ‘There were seven baskets.’
21 Jesus said to them, ‘By now, you really should understand about me.’
