Luke 12:11
9 But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
12 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
- KJV
- And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
- WEB
- When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer or what you will say;
- ASV
- And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
- DARBY
- But when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;
- BLB
- And when they bring you⁺ in before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how or what you⁺ may reply in defense, or what you⁺ may say.
- ÅB
- Men når de fører dere fram for synagogene og øvrighetene og myndighetene, da vær ikke bekymret for hvordan eller hva dere skal svare for dere, eller hva dere skal si;
- OTB
- Når dere blir ført frem for synagoger, herskere og myndigheter, vær ikke bekymret for hvordan dere skal forsvare dere eller hva dere skal si,
- B1930
- Men når de fører eder frem for synagogene og øvrighetene og myndighetene, da vær ikke bekymret for hvorledes eller hvad I skal svare for eder, eller hvad I skal si;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 10:17–20
But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Read in contextActs 4:5–7
The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
Read in contextLuke 12:22
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
Read in contextLuke 21:12–14
But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
Read in contextMatthew 23:34
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
Read in contextMark 13:9–11
So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
Read in contextActs 6:9–15
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
Read in contextActs 5:27–32
They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
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