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Luke 11:47 Cross-References
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“Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.”
Luke 11:47 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 11:47
Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them (ὅτι οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα τῶν προφητῶν, οἱ δὲ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἀπέκτειναν αὐτούς)—the fifth woe exposes hypocritical prophet-honoring. They oikodomeō (built) elaborate mnēmeia (tombs, monuments) for the prophets their pateres (fathers, ancestors) apekteinan (killed). This appears to honor the prophets, but Jesus sees continuity, not repentance—they're completing their fathers' work by rejecting him, the ultimate Prophet.Honoring dead prophets while rejecting living ones is safe religion. The lawyers beautifie...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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