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Luke 11:45
One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — One expert in the law addresses Jesus as "Teacher" immediately after Jesus condemns the religious leaders, stating that Jesus' rebuke insults the lawyers as well as the Pharisees.
The words — Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis) marks the speaker's action of answering, and διδάσκαλε (didaskale) is the direct address "Teacher" used in the reply.
The thread — This defensive response mirrors the expert in the law testing Jesus in Matthew 22:35 and the Pharisees' challenge in John 9:40.
Why it lands — The text records a legal professional acknowledging that Jesus' condemnation applies to his own profession, requiring readers to recognize their own complicity in religious hypocrisy rather than deflecting blame.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
Cross-references
- Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
- John 9:40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
- 1 Kings 22:8 The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
- Jeremiah 6:10 To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
- Jeremiah 20:8 For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.
- Amos 7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,
- Luke 11:46 “Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
- Luke 11:52 Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
- John 7:7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
- John 7:48 “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?