Luke 12:12
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 12:12 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say."
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World English Bible Public Domain
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say."
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King James Version Public Domain
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what is necessary to say.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say."
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
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King James Version Public Domain
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
For the holy Ghost shall teache you in the same houre, what yee ought to say.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth `you' to say.'
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what [you] should say.”
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what you should say.”
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what is necessary to say.”
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Darby Bible Public Domain
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
For the Holy Spirit will teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
The Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what's important to say.”
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you should say.”
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
For the holy goost shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to saye.
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- Appears 97× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 4:23
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Future
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 3rd person
- Number
- Singular
Full Thayer's Definition
- τὸ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- γὰρ gár G1063 “for” Conjunction
- ἅγιον hágios G40 “saint” Adjective, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- πνεῦμα pneûma G4151 “spirit” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- διδάξει didáskō G1321 “to teach” Verb, Future, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ὑμᾶς hymeîs G5210 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Accusative, Plural
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- αὐτῇ autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- τῇ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- ὥρᾳ hṓra G5610 “hour” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- ἃ hós G3739 “who” Relative pronoun, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- δεῖ deî G1163 “it is necessary” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- εἰπεῖν légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Infinitive
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 13
- words
- 12
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- τὸ the G3588 ×2
Cross-references
8Topical passages linked to Luke 12:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Luke 21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
- Matthew 10:20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
- Acts 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
- Exodus 4:11 Yahweh said to him, "Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, Yahweh?
- Acts 6:10 They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
- Acts 7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
- Acts 7:2–53 He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- Acts 26:1–32 Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
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Lesson kit
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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 13 words (12 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is didáskō (“to teach”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “to teach” (didáskō) shape what this verse is saying?
- How does Luke 21:15, which shares this passage’s theme, read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “the” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how Expositor's Greek Testament and The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 8 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 12 distinct Greek lemmas span 13 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 12:12 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.