Luke 11:46 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.”
Luke 11:46 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 11:46 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 11:46 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.”
Luke 11:46 — World English Bible
Luke 11:46 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. ”
Luke 11:46 — American Standard Version
Luke 11:46 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he said, `And to you, the lawyers, woe! because ye burden men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves with one of your fingers do not touch the burdens.”
Luke 11:46 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 11:46 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. ”
Luke 11:46 — Darby Translation
Luke 11:46 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he sayde, Wo be to you also, yee Lawyers: for yee lade men with burdens grieuous to be borne, and yee your selues touche not the burdens with one of your fingers.”
Luke 11:46 — Geneva Bible
Luke 11:46 in Context — Luke 11
44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
What Does Luke 11:46 Mean?
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