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Luke 11:43-45
New Catholic Bible
Luke 11:43-45
New Catholic Bible
43 “Woe to you Pharisees! You love to have the best seats in synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces.
44 “Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves[a] upon which people tread without realizing it.”
45 On hearing this, one of the lawyers said, “Teacher when you say such things you are insulting us too.”
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- Luke 11:44 Like unmarked graves: as Passover drew near, Jews used to whitewash tombs in order to avoid touching them inadvertently, which would have caused a legal uncleanness (see Num 19:16).
Luke 11:43-45
New International Version
Luke 11:43-45
New International Version
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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