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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Jesus continues to warn his disciples about the Pharisees and Sadducees.
-
 # How is it that you do not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread?
 
-Jesus uses this question to rebuke the disciples. Alternate translation: "You should have understood that I was not really speaking about bread." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+"You should have understood that I was not really speaking about bread."
 
 # the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
 
-Here "yeast" represents evil ideas and wrong teaching. Translate as "yeast" and do not explain the meaning in your translation. In 16:12 the disciples will understand the meaning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+Here “yeast” represents evil ideas and wrong teaching. Translate as “yeast” and do not explain the meaning in your translation.