Luke 12:12 (DRB)

Passage

For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:10 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven.

Luke 12:11 And when they shall bring you into the synagogues and to magistrates and powers, be not solicitous how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say.

Luke 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say.

Luke 12:13 And one of the multitude said to him: Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me.

Luke 12:14 But he said to him: Man, who hath appointed me judge or divider over you?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And when they shall bring you into..." into verse 13's "And one of the multitude said to...", so "holy" and "ghost" 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 "holy" and "ghost" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.