Luke 6:12 (DRB)

Passage

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray: and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:10 And looking round about on them all, he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth. And his hand was restored.

Luke 6:11 And they were filled with madness: and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.

Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray: and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.

Luke 6:13 And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples: and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles):

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "days", "went", "mountain", "pray", "passed", and "whole". 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 "And they were filled with madness and..." into verse 13's "And when day was come 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.