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Luke 11:46-48
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Luke 11:46-48
Holman Christian Standard Bible
46 Then He said: “Woe also to you experts in the law! You load people with burdens(A) that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves don’t touch these burdens with one of your fingers.(B)
47 “Woe to you! You build monuments[a] to the prophets,(C) and your fathers killed(D) them. 48 Therefore, you are witnesses(E) that you approve[b](F) the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their monuments.[c]
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- Luke 11:47 Or graves
- Luke 11:48 Lit witnesses and approve
- Luke 11:48 Other mss omit their monuments
Luke 11:46-48
New International Version
Luke 11:46-48
New International Version
46 Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.(A)
47 “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.(B)
Luke 11:46-48
King James Version
Luke 11:46-48
King James Version
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.
47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
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Luke 11:46-48
English Standard Version
Luke 11:46-48
English Standard Version
46 And he said, “Woe to you (A)lawyers also! For (B)you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 (C)Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. 48 (D)So you are witnesses and you (E)consent to the deeds of (F)your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs.
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