Luke 12:10 (DBY)

Passage

and whoever shall say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:8 But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;

Luke 12:9 but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

Luke 12:10 and whoever shall say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

Luke 12:11 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;

Luke 12:12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "whoever", "shall", "word", "against", "forgiven", "speaks", and "injuriously". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "whoever", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "but he that shall have denied me..." into verse 11's "But when they bring you before the...", so "Spirit" and "whoever" 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 "whoever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.