Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 12:1 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Luke 12:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 12 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees
“In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.”
Luke 12:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 12:1
Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy (προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων, ἥτις ἐστὶν ὑπόκρισις)—Jesus addresses an innumerable multitude (μυριάδων τοῦ ὄχλου, myriads of people) so dense they trampled one another, yet He speaks first of all to His disciples. The metaphor zymē (ζύμη, leaven/yeast) denotes something small that permeates and corrupts the whole batch of dough (cf. 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, Galatians 5:9). Leaven represents the Pharisees' hypokrisis (ὑπόκρισις), from which we derive "hypocrisy"—literally play-acting, wearing a mask, pretending to be wha...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 12:1
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“all deceit”
“that you may be a new lump”
“then peaceful”
“but how is it that you don't interpret this time?”
“saying”
“Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
“when he is cut off”
“and he died as the man of God had said”
“the joy of the godless but for a moment?”