Luke 12:12

For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

Cross-reference

Luke 21:15 Parallel

Luke 21:15 repeats the promise of divine aid in speech, with Jesus saying he himself will give wisdom—a parallel assurance to the Spirit's teaching.

Luke 21:14 Parallel

Luke 21:14 repeats the instruction not to prepare in advance, reinforcing the Spirit's role in giving words.

Acts 4:8 Allusion

Acts 4:8 shows Peter, filled with the Spirit, speaking boldly before rulers—a direct example of the promise in action.

Acts 6:10 Allusion

Acts 6:10 records Stephen's opponents unable to resist his Spirit-given wisdom, fulfilling the promise that the Spirit teaches what to say.

Acts 7:2-53 presents Stephen's entire speech before the Sanhedrin as a Spirit-empowered defense, exemplifying the teaching promise.

Acts 26:1-32 records Paul's defense before Agrippa, demonstrating the Spirit's teaching as he eloquently testifies about Christ.

Exodus 4:12 Typology

Exodus 4:12 has God promise Moses 'I will teach you what to speak'—a typological foreshadowing of the Holy Spirit's teaching in the New Testament.

Jeremiah 1:9 shows God putting words in the prophet's mouth—a direct parallel to the Spirit giving words when brought before authorities.

Mark 13:11 Parallel

Mark 13:11 is the same teaching in another gospel: the Holy Spirit speaks through believers on trial.

Acts 2:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 2:4 fulfills the Spirit giving utterance as at Pentecost, showing the Spirit's active speech-giving.

1 Corinthians 2:13 describes words taught by the Spirit, not human wisdom—parallel to Spirit-taught defense.

Proverbs 16:1 echoes that the tongue's answer is from the Lord, paralleling the Spirit's teaching in the hour of need.