Luke 12:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

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  • Matt 10:17-20 : 17 But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows; 18 And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you; 20 Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.
  • Matt 23:34 : 34 For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;
  • Acts 4:5-7 : 5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem; 6 And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest. 7 Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?
  • Acts 5:27-32 : 27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them, 28 We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death. 29 But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man. 30 The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree. 31 Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.
  • Acts 6:9-9 : 9 But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen. 10 But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit. 11 Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing. 12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin, 13 And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law: 14 For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses. 15 And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
  • Mark 13:9-9 : 9 But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them. 10 And the good news has first to be given to all the nations. 11 And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.
  • Luke 12:22 : 22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.
  • Luke 21:12-14 : 12 But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name. 13 And it will be turned to a witness for you. 14 So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

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  • Mark 13:9-12
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    9 But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

    10 And the good news has first to be given to all the nations.

    11 And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

    12 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

  • Luke 12:12
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    12 For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

  • Matt 10:17-20
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    17 But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;

    18 And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

    19 But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;

    20 Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.

  • Luke 21:12-15
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    12 But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

    13 And it will be turned to a witness for you.

    14 So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

    15 For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

  • Luke 12:57-58
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    57 And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?

    58 For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

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    10 And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • Acts 5:26-27
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    26 Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

    27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • Luke 12:3-4
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    3 So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

    4 And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.

  • Luke 12:22
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    22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

  • Matt 10:23
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    23 But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

  • Acts 1:7
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    7 And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.

  • Matt 12:31-32
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    31 So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

    32 And whoever says a word against the Son of man, will have forgiveness; but whoever says a word against the Holy Spirit, will not have forgiveness in this life or in that which is to come.

  • Mark 12:14
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    14 And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?

  • Matt 27:12
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    12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

  • Matt 5:11
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    11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

  • Mark 11:27-28
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    27 And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

    28 And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?

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    66 And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • Luke 20:26
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    26 And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

  • John 16:1-2
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    1 I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.

    2 They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

  • Matt 26:55
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    55 In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

  • Mark 12:16-17
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    16 And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.

    17 And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

  • Acts 24:12
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    12 And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:

  • Acts 4:18-19
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    18 And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.

    19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

  • Luke 12:40
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    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • Mark 12:12
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    12 And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

  • Matt 6:31
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    31 Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

  • Rom 12:14
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    14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

  • Luke 22:35
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    35 And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing.

  • Luke 12:29
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    29 And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

  • Luke 22:53
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    53 When I was in the Temple with you every day, your hands were not stretched out against me: but this is your hour, and the authority of the dark power.

  • Mark 14:48
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    48 And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

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    26 Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.