Luke 11:44 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 11:44

42 ^a“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and ^bpass by justice and the ^clove of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

43 ^aWoe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

44 ^aWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! ^bFor you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”

45 Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”

46 And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! ^aFor you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

47 ^aWoe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

48 In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.

49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ^a‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’

50 that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

51 ^afrom the blood of Abel to ^bthe blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

52 ^a“Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”

53 ¹And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things,

54 lying in wait for Him,¹ and ^aseeking to catch Him in something He might say,² that they might accuse Him.

Verse Comparison: Luke 11:44

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American Standard Version
Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over `them' know it not.

Amplified® Bible
Woe to you! For you are like graves which are not marked {or} seen, and men walk over them without being aware of it [and are ceremonially defiled].

Contemporary English Version
But you are in for trouble! You are like unmarked graves that people walk on without even knowing it.

Darby English Version
Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know [it].

Good News Bible
How terrible for you! You are like unmarked graves which people walk on without knowing it."

International Standard Version
How terrible it will be for you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk on them without realizing it."

King James Version
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

New American Standard Bible
"Woe to you! For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over {them} are unaware {of it.}"

New International Version
"Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without knowing it."

New King James Version
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Woe to you! For you resemble concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them have become unaware of it."

Young's Literal Translation
`Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye are as the unseen tombs, and the men walking above have not known.'

New English Translation
Woe to you!¹ You are like unmarked graves, and people² walk over them without realizing it!”³

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