Luk 12:11-12 | NETfull | STEP | But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

Luke 12:11-12

11 But when they bring you before the synagogues, ^{▼▼ 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.} ^{▼▼ See the note on synagogues in 4:15.} the ^{▼▼ 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.} rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense ^{▼▼ Grk “about how or what you should say in your defense,” but this is redundant with the following clause, “or what you should say.”} or what you should say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment ^{▼▼ Grk “in that very hour” (an idiom).} what you must say.” ^{▼▼ Grk “what it is necessary to say.”}