Luke 12:9-11
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9 But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.(A)
Sayings About the Holy Spirit.[a] 10 “Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the holy Spirit will not be forgiven.(B) 11 When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities,(C) do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say.
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- 12:10–12 The sayings about the holy Spirit are set in the context of fearlessness in the face of persecution (Lk 12:2–9; cf. Mt 12:31–32). The holy Spirit will be presented in Luke’s second volume, the Acts of the Apostles, as the power responsible for the guidance of the Christian mission and the source of courage in the face of persecution.
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