Luke 11:48

So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

In Context

47A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death.

49For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16But they put shame on the servants of God, making sport of his words and laughing at his prophets, till the wrath of God was moved against his people, till there was no help.

Psalms 64:8\64:7\But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

Matthew 21:35And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.

Acts 7:51You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

James 5:10Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:38-54

Woes Denounced on That Generation; The Pharisees and Lawyers Reproved. 37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41… Read the whole commentary →

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