Luke 12:12 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 12:13 And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

Luke 12:14 But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "holy", "shall", "teach", "hour", "should", and "said". 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 "But when they bring you before the..." into verse 13's "And a person said to him out...", 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.