Luke 12:12 (ASV)

Passage

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:10 And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

Luke 12:11 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:

Luke 12:12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

Luke 12:13 And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.

Luke 12:14 But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "holy", "shall", "teach", "very", "hour", and "ought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "holy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And when they bring you before the..." into verse 13's "And one out of the multitude said...", so "Spirit" and "holy" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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