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Luke 12:1

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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.

2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3 What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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.
DARBY
In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
BLB
In these [times], the myriads of the crowd having been gathered together so as to trample upon one another, He began to say to His disciples first, “Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
ÅB
Da folket imens hadde samlet seg i tusentall, så de trådte på hverandre, tok han til orde og sa til sine disipler: Ta dere først og fremst i vare for fariseernes surdeig, som er hykleri!
OTB
Under disse omstendighetene, da en mengde på tusener hadde samlet seg, slik at de tråkket på hverandre, begynte Han å tale først til sine disipler og sa: “Vær på vakt mot fariseernes surdeig, som er hykleri.
B1930
Da folket imens hadde samlet sig i tusentall, så de trådte på hverandre, tok han til orde og sa til sine disipler: Ta eder først og fremst i vare for fariseernes surdeig, som er hykleri!

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:7–8

    Get 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.

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  • 1 Peter 2:1

    Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

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  • James 3:17

    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

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  • Matthew 16:6–12

    “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

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  • Mark 8:15–21

    “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

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  • Luke 12:56

    You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:3

    For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

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  • 2 Kings 7:17

    Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him.

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