KJV King James Version
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 12:12
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
WEB World English Bible
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”
ASV American Standard Version
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth you to say.’
Surrounding context — Luke 12
9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and [unto] magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoγὰρG1063 · garforἅγιονG40 · hagiosholyπνεῦμαG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritδιδάξειG1321 · didaskōto teachὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῇG846 · autosit/s/heτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoὥρᾳG5610 · hōrahourἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichδεῖG1163 · deibe necessaryεἰπεῖν.¶G2036 · eiponto say
Cross-references
Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.Matthew 10:20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,Exodus 4:11And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?Acts 6:10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,Acts 7:2-53And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,Acts 26:1-32Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
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