Matius 7:15

A Tree and Its Fruit

7:15 “Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves. ¹ 

Matius 16:6

16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ²  and Sadducees.” ³ 

Matius 16:11

16:11 How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

Matius 24:4

24:4 Jesus answered them, ⁴  “Watch out ⁵  that no one misleads you.

Matius 24:24

24:24 For false messiahs ⁶  and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

[7:15]  ¹ sn Sheep’s clothing…voracious wolves. Jesus uses a metaphor here to point out that these false prophets appear to be one thing, but in reality they are something quite different and dangerous.

[16:6]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:6]  ³ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[24:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[24:4]  ⁵ tn Or “Be on guard.”

[24:24]  ⁶ tn Or “false christs”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”