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.
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5Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
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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.
Have No Fear
4 “I tell you, my friends,
8do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
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But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him
9who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
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Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And
10not one of them is forgotten before God.
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Why,
11even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not;
12you are of more value than many sparrows.
Acknowledge Christ Before Men
8 “And I tell you,
13everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge
14before the angels of God,
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but
15the one who denies me before men
16will be denied
17before the angels of God.
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And
18everyone who speaks a word
19against the Son of Man
20will be forgiven, but the one who
21blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
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22And when they
23bring you before the synagogues and
24the rulers and
25the authorities,
26do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,
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27for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say. ”
