But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you should speak, because in that very hour you will be given what you are to say.
In this saying, Jesus frees the disciples from fear and from the burden of self-confidence that springs from the human “I,” assuring them that at the moment of testimony they will not be left alone. The prohibition of anxiety shows that the believer is not called to rely on personal skills or on a prepared speech, but to trust God’s direct guidance. The phrase “in that very hour it will be given” emphasizes the help of the divine presence in a time of pressure, bearing witness that the word will not be the result of human calculation, but given by God, so that the truth may be spoken at the right time and in the right way.