43 (A)[a]Woe be to you, Pharisees: for ye love the uppermost seats in the Synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

44 [b]Woe be to you, Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites: (B)for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them, perceive not.

45 [c]Then answered one of the Lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou puttest us to rebuke also.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:43 Hypocrisy and ambition are commonly joined together.
  2. Luke 11:44 Hypocrites deceive men with an outward show.
  3. Luke 11:45 Hypocrites are very severe against other men, but think all things lawful to themselves.

43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.(A)

44 “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves,(B) which people walk over without knowing it.”

45 One of the experts in the law(C) answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”

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