Luke 12:1 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:1 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.

Luke 12:2 But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Luke 12:3 Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mean", "time", "thousands", "multitude", "gathered", "together", "insomuch", and "trod". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mean" and "time", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "But there is nothing covered up that...", so "mean" and "time" should be read forward into that movement. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mean" and "time" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.