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19 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”
20 “When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”
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15 “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”
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Narration or other speakers' words are omitted to show Jesus' words. Read in context for the full passage.17 “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet or understand? Is your heart still hardened?
18 Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”
20 “When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”
21 “Don’t you understand yet?”
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Background (2)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Yeast
the remnant of dough from the preceding baking which had fermented and become acid.
- Bread
Bread was prepared by kneading in wooden bowls or "kneading troughs" (Gen. 18:6; Ex. 12:34; Jer. 7:18). The dough was mixed with leaven and made into thin cakes, round or oval, and then baked.