Luke 11:45
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
Luke 11:45 in other translations
| BSB | One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.” |
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| WEB | One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying this you insult us also.” |
| ASV | And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also. |
| YLT | And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him, ‘Teacher, these things saying, us also thou dost insult;' |
| DARBY | And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also. |
| BBE | And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them. |
| Webster | Then answered one of the lawyers, and said to him, Master, thus saying, thou reproachest us also. |
What does Luke 11:45 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Thus saying, thou, &c. He felt that the remarks of Jesus about loving the chief seats, &c., applied to them as well as to the Pharisees. His conscience told him that if they were to blame, he was also, and he therefore applied the discourse to himself.
Reproachest. Accusest. Dost calumniate or blame us, for we do the same things. Sinners often consider faithfulness as reproach--they know not how to separate them. Jesus did not reproach or abuse them. He dealt faithfully with them; reproved them; told them the unvarnished truth. Such faithfulness is rare; but when it is used, we must expect that men will flinch, perhaps be enraged. Though their consciences tell them they are guilty, still they will consider it as abuse.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 11:37-54
We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we…
Luke 11:45 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 11:45
- Matthew 22:35
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
- John 9:40
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
- 1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
- Jeremiah 20:8
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
- Luke 11:46
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
- Jeremiah 6:10
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
- John 7:7
The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
- John 7:48
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?
- Luke 11:52
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
- Amos 7:10-13
Then Amaziah the priest of Beth–el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.
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Context
- Luke 11:44
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.
- Luke 11:45
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
- Luke 11:46
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Luke 11:45 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondiendo uno de los doctores de la ley, le dice: Maestro, cuando dices esto, también nos afrentas á nosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’un des docteurs de la loi, répondant, lui dit: Maître, en disant ces choses tu nous dis aussi des injures. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber einer der Gesetzgelehrten antwortete und spricht zu ihm: Lehrer, indem du dieses sagst, schmähst du auch uns. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondens autem quidam ex legisperitis, ait illi: Magister, hæc dicens etiam contumeliam nobis facis. |