Luke 12:11

Luke 12:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say.

Context of Luke 12:11

9But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God’s angels. 10Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. “And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how to defend yourself or what to say, 12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said.” 13Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.”

Luke 12:11 word by word

Ὅταν δὲ εἰσφέρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἐπὶ τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας, μὴ μεριμνήσητε πῶς ἢ τί ἀπολογήσησθε ἢ τί εἴπητε·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• they bringπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• youσύsu · youG4771
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the synagoguesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• magistratesἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
• powersἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• take yeμεριμνάωmerimnaō · to worryG3309
• noμήmē · notG3361
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• orἤē · orG2228
• what thingτίςtis · which?G5101
• ye shall answerἀπολογέομαιapologeomai · to defend oneselfG626
• ye shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Luke 12:11

• Luke 21:12“But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers.
• Matthew 10:17But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.
• Mark 13:9“When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.
• Acts 4:5The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.
• Acts 5:27Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them.
• Acts 6:9But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia.

Commentaries on Luke 12:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Unto magistrates and powers - See Matthew 10:17-20. Take ye no thought - See Matthew 6:25; Matthew 10:19.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11See the notes at Matthew 10:17-20.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12brought before synagogues: Jesus predicted persecution from Jews in the synagogues and from Gentile rulers and authorities. Paul and other apostles faced both kinds of persecution throughout Acts.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121-3. meantime--in close connection, probably, with the foregoing scene. Our Lord had been speaking out more plainly than ever before, as matters were coming to a head between Him and His enemies, and this seems to have suggested to His own mind the warning here. He had just Himself illustriously exemplified His own precepts. his disciples first of all--afterwards to "the multitudes" (Lu 12:54). covered--from the view.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:11

• Inspiration
• Jesus, the Christ
• Magistrate
• Minister, Christian
• Synagogue
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings