Luke 12:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 12:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 12:1 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 12:1 — 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.”
— Luke 12:1 (KJV)
Luke 12:1 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 12:1
“And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:1: gathered, together, people
“That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? in time...: Heb. to morrow”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:1: mean, time, one
“And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? in time...: Heb. to morrow”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:1: mean, time, one
“And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. middle: Heb. navel Meonenim: or, the regarders of times”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:1: time, people, one
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Luke 12:1: time, people, one
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