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51 from the blood of Abel[a] to the blood of Zechariah,[b] who was killed[c] between the altar and the sanctuary.[d] Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against[e] this generation. 52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away[f] the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered[g] those who were going in.”

53 When he went out from there, the experts in the law[h] and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly,[i] and to ask him hostile questions[j] about many things,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:51 sn Gen 4:10 indicates that Abel’s blood cried out for justice.
  2. Luke 11:51 sn It is not clear which Zechariah is meant here. It is probably the person mentioned in 2 Chr 24:20-25.
  3. Luke 11:51 tn Or “who perished.”
  4. Luke 11:51 tn Or “and the temple”; Grk “and the house,” but in this context a reference to the house of God as a place of sanctuary.
  5. Luke 11:51 tn Or “required from.”
  6. Luke 11:52 sn You have taken away the key to knowledge is another stinging rebuke. They had done the opposite of what they were trying to do.
  7. Luke 11:52 tn Or “you tried to prevent.”
  8. Luke 11:53 tn Or “the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
  9. Luke 11:53 tn Or “terribly.”
  10. Luke 11:53 tn For this term see L&N 33.183.