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Luke 12:1

In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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ASV

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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οἷςhoisthese [times]G3739 →
ἐπισυναχθεισῶνepisunachtheisōnwhen were gatheringG1996 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
μυριάδωνmuriadōnmyriadsG3461 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
ὄχλουochloucrowdG3793 →
ὥστεhōsteso asG5620 →
καταπατεῖνkatapateinto trample uponG2662 →
ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherG240 →
ἤρξατοērxatoHe beganG757 →
λέγεινlegeinto sayG3004 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
τοὺςtoustheG3588 →
μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesG3101 →
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846 →
πρῶτον·prōtonfirst;G4413 →
προσέχετεprosechetedo take heedG4337 →
ἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisto yourselvesG1438 →
ἀπὸapoofG575 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
ζύμηςzumēsleavenG2219 →
ἥτιςhētiswhichG3748 →
ἐστὶνestinisG1510 →
ὑπόκρισιςhupokrisishypocrisyG5272 →
τῶνtōnof theG3588 →
Φαρισαίων.¶PharisaiōnPharisees.G5330 →

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Matthew 16:6“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”1 Peter 2:1Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.1 Corinthians 5:7–8Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.Galatians 5:9A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.1 Corinthians 5:8Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.Revelation 7:9After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.Luke 20:46“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.Leviticus 2:11No grain offering that you present to the LORD may be made with leaven, for you are not to burn any leaven or honey as an offering made by fire to the LORD.Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.Luke 20:47They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”Matthew 23:1Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:Luke 12:56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?Matthew 16:6–12“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”Mark 8:15–21“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”1 Corinthians 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,Matthew 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Luke 11:29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

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