Luke 6:12 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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:

Luke 6:14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "days", "went", "mountain", "pray", "continued", and "night". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "But they were filled with madness and..." into verse 13's "And when it was day he called...", so "came" and "pass" 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 "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.