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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 8:15

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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8:15 Matthew says that the yeast of the Pharisees refers to their false teaching (Matt 16:12). It could also refer to their unbelief and hardness of heart (Mark 8:10-13). The reference to Herod could point to his unwillingness to accept what he knew to be true (6:14, 16, 20).
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