King James Version
Luke 11:45 in the King James Version says “Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.”
Luke 11:45 · KJV
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
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.
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.
Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
“of the lawyers”
G3544according (or pertaining) to law, i.e., legal (ceremonially); as noun, an expert in the (mosaic) law
“and said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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