mSee 1 Sam. 14:45
ySee Matt. 23:34
Luke 12:1-12
Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees
1In the meantime, awhen so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, b“Beware of cthe leaven of the Pharisees, dwhich is hypocrisy. 2 eNothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in fprivate rooms shall be proclaimed on gthe housetops.Have No Fear
4“I tell you, my friends, hdo not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him iwho, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. ▼▼Greek Gehenna
Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? ▼▼Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)
And lnot one of them is forgotten before God. 7Why, meven the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; nyou are of more value than many sparrows. Acknowledge Christ Before Men
8“And I tell you, oeveryone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge pbefore the angels of God, 9but qthe one who denies me before men rwill be denied sbefore the angels of God. 10And teveryone who speaks a word uagainst the Son of Man vwill be forgiven, but the one who wblasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 xAnd when they ybring you before the synagogues and zthe rulers and aathe authorities, abdo not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12 acfor the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
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