Mark 8:15 Cross References

Mark 8:15

15: As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod."

How terrible that you should boast about your spirituality, and yet you let this sort of thing go on. Don't you realize that if even one person is allowed to go on sinning, soon all will be affected?
Remove this wicked person from among you so that you can stay pure. Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.
So let us celebrate the festival, not by eating the old bread of wickedness and evil, but by eating the new bread of purity and truth.

"Watch out!" Jesus warned them. "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and crushing each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees--beware of their hypocrisy.
The time is coming when everything will be revealed; all that is secret will be made public.

The leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to try to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.

Then he said, "Beware! Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own."

"Do not use yeast in any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as an offering to the LORD by fire.

How could you even think I was talking about food? So again I say, 'Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.'"
Then at last they understood that he wasn't speaking about yeast or bread but about the false teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And I command you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate,

Remind everyone of these things, and command them in God's name to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them.

Only bread without yeast may be eaten from the evening of the fourteenth day of the month until the evening of the twenty-first day of the month.
During those seven days, there must be no trace of yeast in your homes. Anyone who eats anything made with yeast during this week will be cut off from the community of Israel. These same regulations apply to the foreigners living with you, as if they had been born among you.
I repeat, during those days you must not eat anything made with yeast. Wherever you live, eat only bread that has no yeast in it."

Then David continued, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the LORD is finished correctly.

If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you have turned your back on knowledge.

"And Solomon, my son, get to know the God of your ancestors. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and with a willing mind. For the LORD sees every heart and understands and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
So take this seriously. The LORD has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work."

Then the Pharisees met together to think of a way to trap Jesus into saying something for which they could accuse him.
They decided to send some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to ask him this question: "Teacher, we know how honest you are. You teach about the way of God regardless of the consequences. You are impartial and don't play favorites.
Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to the Roman government or not?"
But Jesus knew their evil motives. "You hypocrites!" he said. "Whom are you trying to fool with your trick questions?

I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing special favor to anyone.

Present him to Eleazar the priest before the whole community, and publicly commission him with the responsibility of leading the people.
Transfer your authority to him so the whole community of Israel will obey him.
When direction from the LORD is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will determine the LORD's will by means of sacred lots. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will discover what they should do."
So Moses did as the LORD commanded and presented Joshua to Eleazar the priest and the whole community.
Moses laid his hands on him and commissioned him to his responsibilities, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

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