Luke 12:11-12 New English Translation
11 But when they bring you before the synagogues,[a] the[b] rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense[c] or what you should say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment[d] what you must say.”[e]
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- Luke 12:11 sn The saying looks at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to the rulers and the authorities suggests.sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.
- Luke 12:11 tn Grk “and the,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
- Luke 12:11 tn Grk “about how or what you should say in your defense,” but this is redundant with the following clause, “or what you should say.”
- Luke 12:12 tn Grk “in that very hour” (an idiom).
- Luke 12:12 tn Grk “what it is necessary to say.”
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