Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of literal bread, but of the corrupting teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
NMV“but I am saying to you that you should beware of the teachings of the P’rushim (Pharisees) [separatists] and Tz’dukim (Sadducees) [followers of the right]”.
OJBThen Moshiachʼs talmidim understood that Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach did not say to beware of the chametz of the lechem, but of the chametz of the teaching of the Perushim and the Tzedukim.
RVThen understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
TCENTThen they understood that he had not told them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
T4TThen we understood that he was not talking about the yeast that is in bread. Instead, he was talking about the wrong teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.