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Luke 11:46

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.

45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

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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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
KJV
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.
WEB
He said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
ASV
And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
DARBY
And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
BLB
But He said, “Woe also to you⁺, the lawyers, because you⁺ burden men [with] burdens hard to bear, and you⁺ yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your⁺ fingers.
ÅB
Men han sa: Ve også dere, dere lovkyndige, dere som lesser byrder på menneskene, som de vanskelig kan bære, og selv rører dere ikke byrdene med én av deres fingrer!
OTB
Han svarte: "Ve dere lovkyndige, for dere legger byrder på folk som er vanskelige å bære, og dere selv rører ikke byrdene med en av deres fingre.
B1930
Men han sa: Ve også eder, I lovkyndige, I som lesser byrder på menneskene, som de vanskelig kan bære, og selv rører I ikke byrdene med én av eders fingrer!

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  • Matthew 23:2–4

    Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

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  • Isaiah 10:1

    Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

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  • 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.

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  • Galatians 6:13

    For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

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  • Luke 11:45

    Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

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  • Isaiah 58:6

    Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

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