John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 12:1
1 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. Ver. 1. Beware of the leaven ] Which our eyes cannot discern from dough by the colour, but only our palate, by the taste. Such is hypocrisy, which also, as leaven, is: 1. spreading; 2. swelling; 3. souring the meal; 4. impuring and defiling the house... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 12:31
Luke 12:31Seek ye the Kingdom of GodManner of sanctifying our exertions for daily breadThe Lord gives us continually our daily bread, multiplying for this the grain in the field; yet are we contented with it?The reason of our discontentedness is, because we are inclined to make our daily pursuits for a livelihood the main point, and the Kingdom of God a secondary one. Perhaps we go so far even as to separate one from the other, although religion, like the leaven, should penetrate all our works... read more