Luke 6:11 (ASV)

Passage

But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:9 And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?

Luke 6:10 And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did [so]: and his hand was restored.

Luke 6:11 But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

Luke 6:13 And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "filled", "madness", "communed", "another", "might", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "filled" and "madness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And he looked round about on them..." into verse 12's "And it came to pass in these...", so "filled" and "madness" 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 "filled" and "madness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.