Luke 12:1-3

Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees

1 In the meantime, ¹when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, ²“Beware of ³the leaven of the Pharisees, ⁴which is hypocrisy.

2 ⁵Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in ⁶private rooms shall be proclaimed on ⁷the housetops.

Cross References

• 1. 12:1 ch. 11:29
• 2. 12:1 Matt. 16:6, 11, 12; Mark 8:15
• 3. 12:1 1 Cor. 5:6-8; Gal. 5:9
• 4. 12:1 Matt. 23:28; Mark 12:15
• 5. 12:2 ch. 8:17; Mark 4:22; [1 Tim. 5:25]; For ver. 2-9, see Matt. 10:26-33
• 6. 12:3 Matt. 6:6
• 7. 12:3 See ch. 5:19