# Luke 12.11

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.</span> (Luke 12:9-13, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”</span> 13. One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” (Luke 12:9-13, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">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:</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.</span> (Luke 12:9-13, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 9. <span class="rl-speech">and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven.</span>
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> **11. <span class="rl-speech">'And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say,</span>**
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> 12. <span class="rl-speech">for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth [you] to say.'</span> 13. And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.' (Luke 12:9-13, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 12](/codex/luke-12/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0626 - apologeomai](/codex/g0626-apologeomai/)
- [G627 - apologia](/codex/g627-apologia/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.