# Matthew 16.6

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. <span class="rl-speech">An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.</span> 5. And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread.
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> **6. And Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.</span>**
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> 7. <span class="rl-speech">And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.</span> 8. And Jesus perceiving it said, <span class="rl-speech">O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?</span> (Matthew 16:4-8, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. <span class="rl-speech">An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” He left them, and departed.</span> 5. The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
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> **6. Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”</span>**
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> 7. They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” 8. Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, ‘because you have brought no bread?’ (Matthew 16:4-8, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 4. <span class="rl-speech">A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.</span> 5. And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
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> **6. Then Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.</span>**
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> 7. <span class="rl-speech">And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.</span> 8. Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?</span> (Matthew 16:4-8, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. <span class="rl-speech">'A generation evil and adulterous doth seek a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;'</span> and having left them he went away. 5. And his disciples having come to the other side, forgot to take loaves,
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> **6. and Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Beware, and take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees;'</span>**
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> 7. and they were reasoning in themselves, saying, 'Because we took no loaves.' 8. And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why reason ye in yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no loaves? (Matthew 16:4-8, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 16](/codex/matthew-16/)
- [Pentecost](/codex/acts-2/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.