Mark 13:11

New Living Translation

But when you are arrested and stand trial, don’t worry in advance about what to say. Just say what God tells you at that time, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:2

“The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me; his words are upon my tongue.

Isaiah 50:4

The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.

Matthew 10:17

But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues.

Mark 13:12

“A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.

Mark 13:9

“When these things begin to happen, watch out! You will be handed over to the local councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.

Luke 21:12

“But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers.

John 3:27

John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven.

Acts 2:4

And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

Acts 3:13

For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him.

Acts 4:31

After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.

Acts 6:10

None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.

Acts 6:15

At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.

Acts 7:55

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand.

1 Corinthians 2:13

When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.

Ephesians 3:5

God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.

James 1:5

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

1 Peter 1:12

They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.