SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:15
Y les mand, diciendo: Mirad, guardaos de la levadura de los fariseos, y de la levadura de Herodes.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. And he charged them , etc..] When they were in the ship, and had just recollected themselves, that they had took no care to bring any provisions with them: saying, take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees; and of the leaven of Herod : in Matthew, instead of the leaven of Herod, it is read, the leaven of the Sadducees: which are either the same, Herod and his courtiers being Sadducees, or favourers of them; or the Sadducees being sticklers for Herod, and his government, which the Pharisees had no good opinion of; or else distinct from one another; and so Christ cautions against the doctrines of the Pharisees, which regarded the traditions of the elders, and of the Sadducees, concerning the resurrection, and of the Herodians, who thought Herod to be the Messiah; and against the unreasonable request and demand of them all to have a sign from heaven, in proof of his own Messiahship; (see Gill on Matthew 16:6).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-21 - Obstinate unbelief will have something to say, though ever s unreasonable. Christ refused to answer their demand. If they will no be convinced, they shall not. Alas! what cause we have to lament for those around us, who destroy themselves and others by their pervers and obstinate unbelief, and enmity to the gospel! When we forget the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely, a Christ here reproves his disciples. How is it that we so often mistak his meaning, disregard his warnings, and distrust his providence?
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ διεστελλετο 1291 5710 V-IMI-3S αυτοις 846 P-DPM λεγων 3004 5723 V-PAP-NSM ορατε 3708 5720 V-PAM-2P βλεπετε 991 5720 V-PAM-2P απο 575 PREP της 3588 T-GSF ζυμης 2219 N-GSF των 3588 T-GPM φαρισαιων 5330 N-GPM και 2532 CONJ της 3588 T-GSF ζυμης 2219 N-GSF ηρωδου 2264 N-GSM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
8:15 {Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod} (horate, blepete apo tes zumes twn farisaiwn kai tes zumes herwidou). Present imperatives. Note apo and the ablative case. zume is from zumow and occurs already in #Mt 13:33 in a good sense. For the bad sense see #1Co 5:6. He repeatedly charged (diestelleto, imperfect indicative), showing that the warning was needed. The disciples came out of a Pharisaic atmosphere and they had just met it again at Dalmanutha. It was insidious. Note the combination of Herod here with the Pharisees. this is after the agitation of Herod because of the death of the Baptist and the ministry of Jesus (#Mr 6:14-29; Mt 14:1-12; Lu 9:7-9). Jesus definitely warns the disciples against "the leaven of Herod" (bad politics) and the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees (bad theology and also bad politics).
