“And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.”
Be careful, Jesus warned them. Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod — the yeast/leaven of the Pharisees and Herod is a teaching metaphor: leaven works invisibly, permeating and transforming whatever it enters. The leaven of the Pharisees is their teaching (Matthew 16:12 specifies), which corrupts the community from within. The leaven of Herod is the political compromise and moral corruption of the Herodian household. The warning is against the subtle, pervasive influence of both religious and political powers that have just demonstrated their opposition to the kingdom.
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