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Spirit Under Trial

Data

(1) 1Q: Luke 12:11-12 = Matt 10:19-20
(2) Mark 13:11 = Matt 10:19-20 = Luke 21:14-15
(3) John 14:26

 

Texts

(1) 1Q: Luke 12:11-12 = Matt 10:19-20

/12:11/ When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you are to defend yourselves or what you are to say; /12/ for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what you ought to say."

= Matt 10:19-20
/10:17/ Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; /18/ and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. /19/ When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; /20/ for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. /21/ Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; /22/ and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. /23/ When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

 

(2) Mark 13:11 = Matt 10:19-20 = Luke 21:14-15

/13:9/ "As for yourselves, beware; for they will hand you over to councils; and you will be beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them. /10/ And the good news must first be proclaimed to all nations. /11/ When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. /12/ Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; /13/ and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

= Matt 10:19-20
/10:17/ Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; /18/ and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. /19/ When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; /20/ for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. /21/ Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; /22/ and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. /23/ When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

= Luke 21:14-15
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21:12/ "But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. /13/ This will give you an opportunity to testify. /14/ So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance; /15/ for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. /16/ You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. /17/ You will be hated by all because of my name. /18/ But not a hair of your head will perish. /19/ By your endurance you will gain your souls.


(3) John 14:26

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.

 

Notes

Lectionary

RCL:
ECUSA: & RC:

John Dominic Crossan

Item: 62
Stratum: I (30-60 CE)
Attestation: Triple
Historicity: -

Crossan [Historical Jesus, 352f] notes that this is one of a small group of sayings that express the "opposition, hostility, rejection, and danger involved in accepting either the vision or the mission of Jesus:" 38. Serpents and Doves, 44. Carrying One's Cross, 54. Dogs and Swine, 63. Saving One's Life, 72. Fire on Earth, and 81. Strong One's House. While some of these sayings could have originated within the lifetime of Jesus, Crossan points out that

the promised Spirit who will speak in their defence indicates [that there has been a] development from casual opposition to juridical prosecution.

 

IQP

The International Q Project reconstructs the original Q saying as follows:

/12:11/ When they bring you before synagogues, do not be anxious about how or what you are to say;
/12/ for the holy Spirit will teach you in that hour ... what you are to say.

 

Jesus Seminar

Text

Item

 Source

JS Mtg

%Red

%Pink

%Gray

%Black

W Avg

Color
Mark 13:11
271
Q, K
89Son
0
17
17
67
0.17
Black
Matt 10:19-20
271
Q, K
89Son
3
10
20
67
0.17
Black
Luke 12:11-12
271
Q, K
89Son
3
10
10
76
0.14
Black
Luke 21:14-15
271
Q, K
89Son
3
6
16
74
0.13
Black
John 14:26
271 
Q, K
89Son
3
6
10
81
0.11
Black

The commentary in The Five Gospels (p. 110) observes:

The sayings in Mark 13:9-13 all reflect detailed knowledge of events that took place—or ideas that were current—after Jesus' death: trial and persecution of Jesus' followers, the call to preach the gospel to all nations, advice to offer spontaneous testimony, and the prediction that families would turn against one another are features of later Christian existence, not of events in Galilee or Jerusalem during Jesus' lifetime.

 

Gerd Luedemann

Luedemann [Jesus, 89] sees this saying as coming from the community after Easter.

 

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