Focused Passage

Luke 12:8-12

Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready

Luke moves from warning against hypocrisy to fearless confession, from greed exposed to kingdom trust, from anxiety corrected to watchful readiness, from faithful stewardship to divisive allegiance, and from interpreting weather signs to settling accounts before judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

9But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

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Verse 8

Cross-references

Matthew 10:32BSB references Romans 10:9Classic cross-references Luke 9:26Classic cross-references Revelation 3:5Classic cross-references 1 John 2:23Classic cross-references

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionI tellΛέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraleveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἂνG302ParticleconfessesὁμολογήσῃG3670Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐνG1722PrepositionMeἐμοὶG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularbeforeἔμπροσθενG1715Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine PluraltheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill also confessὁμολογήσειG3670Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐνG1722PrepositionhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbeforeἔμπροσθενG1715PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλωνG32Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Revelation 3:8Classic cross-references Matthew 10:33Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 2:12Classic cross-references Mark 8:38Classic cross-references Luke 9:26Classic cross-references

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionwhoeverὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardeniesἀρνησάμενόςG720Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularbeforeἐνώπιονG1799Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmenἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralwill be deniedἀπαρνηθήσεταιG533Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularbeforeἐνώπιονG1799PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλωνG32Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Matthew 12:31Classic cross-references 1 John 5:16Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 1:13Classic cross-references Mark 3:29Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:29Classic cross-references

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctioneveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularspeaksἐρεῖG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara wordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularagainstεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwill be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιG863Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionwhoeverτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularblasphemesβλασφημήσαντιG987Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularagainstεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularHolyἍγιονG40Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbwill not be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιG863Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

1 Peter 5:7Classic cross-references Exodus 4:12Classic cross-references Mark 13:11Classic cross-references Matthew 6:25Classic cross-references Proverbs 16:1Classic cross-references

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhenὍτανG3752ConjunctionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralare broughtεἰσφέρωσινG1533Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralbeforeἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralsynagoguesσυναγωγὰςG4864Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralrulersἀρχὰςG746Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralauthoritiesἐξουσίαςG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural{do} notμὴG3361Adverbworry aboutμεριμνήσητεG3309Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralhowπῶςG4459Adverb. . .ἢG2228Conjunction. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularto defend yourselvesἀπολογήσησθεG626Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person PluralorἢG2228ConjunctionwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularto sayεἴπητεG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural

Verse 12

Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:9Classic cross-references Luke 21:15Classic cross-references Matthew 10:20Classic cross-references Acts 4:8Classic cross-references Acts 1:4Classic cross-references

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionatἐνG1722PrepositionthatαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulartimeὥρᾳG5610Noun - Dative Feminine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularHolyἍγιονG40Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwill teachδιδάξειG1321Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralwhatἃG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralyou shouldδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsayεἰπεῖνG2036Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

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