Luke 12:1 (YLT)

Passage

At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

Nearby Context

Luke 12:1 At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

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

Luke 12:3 because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "and there is nothing covered that shall...", so "time" and "myriads" 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 "time" and "myriads" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.