Luke 6:12 (GNV)

Passage

And it came to passe in those dayes, that he went into a mountaine to praye, and spent the night in prayer to God.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:10 And he behelde them all in compasse, and sayd vnto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored againe, as whole as the other.

Luke 6:11 Then they were filled full of madnes, and communed one with another, what they might doe to Iesus.

Luke 6:12 And it came to passe in those dayes, that he went into a mountaine to praye, and spent the night in prayer to God.

Luke 6:13 And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.

Luke 6:14 (Simon whome he named also Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames and Iohn, Philippe and Bartlemewe:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "passe", "dayes", "went", "mountaine", "praye", "spent", and "night". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "passe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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