The Blindness of the Disciples Rebuked (Mark 8:14 *, Luke 11:53 f., Luke 12:1). Note how Mt avoids the idea that Jesus had forgotten the bread. The Sadducees are mentioned again in 6. The detached saying about leaven in Mark 8:15 probably refers to plots of the Pharisees and Herod, but Mt. (Matthew 12) interprets leaven as teaching, and so has to substitute Sadducees for Herod, and carries the substitution back to Matthew 16:1. He makes Jesus read the disciples-' thoughts (Matthew 16:8) instead of simply overhearing their conversation (Mk.). Then, after giving Mk.'s statement that the disciples need never worry about a shortage of food, he adds words of Jesus that the point at issue is not food at all, but erroneous teaching. Matthew 16:11 f. is an attempt to give Mark 8:15 a context and explanation.

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