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Text -- Luke 11:26-54 (NET)
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11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself , and they go in and live there , so the last state of that person is worse than the first .”
11:27 As he said these things , a woman in the crowd spoke out to him , “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed !”
11:28 But he replied , “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
The Sign of Jonah
11:29 As the crowds were increasing , Jesus began to say , “This generation is a wicked generation ; it looks for a sign , but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah .
11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh , so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation .
11:31 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them , because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now , something greater than Solomon is here !
11:32 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it , because they repented when Jonah preached to them– and now , something greater than Jonah is here !
Internal Light
11:33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket , but on a lampstand , so that those who come in can see the light .
11:34 Your eye is the lamp of your body . When your eye is healthy , your whole body is full of light , but when it is diseased , your body is full of darkness .
11:35 Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness .
11:36 If then your whole body is full of light , with no part in the dark , it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you .”
Rebuking the Pharisees and Experts in the Law
11:37 As he spoke , a Pharisee invited Jesus to have a meal with him , so he went in and took his place at the table .
11:38 The Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before the meal .
11:39 But the Lord said to him , “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate , but inside you are full of greed and wickedness .
11:40 You fools ! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well?
11:41 But give from your heart to those in need , and then everything will be clean for you .
11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees ! You give a tenth of your mint , rue , and every herb , yet you neglect justice and love for God ! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.
11:43 Woe to you Pharisees ! You love the best seats in the synagogues and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces !
11:44 Woe to you ! You are like unmarked graves , and people walk over them without realizing it!”
11:45 One of the experts in religious law answered him , “Teacher , when you say these things you insult us too .”
11:46 But Jesus replied , “Woe to you experts in religious law as well! You load people down with burdens difficult to bear , yet you yourselves refuse to touch the burdens with even one of your fingers !
11:47 Woe to you ! You build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed .
11:48 So you testify that you approve of the deeds of your ancestors , because they killed the prophets and you build their tombs!
11:49 For this reason also the wisdom of God said , ‘I will send them prophets and apostles , some of whom they will kill and persecute ,’
11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world ,
11:51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah , who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary . Yes , I tell you , it will be charged against this generation .
11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law ! You have taken away the key to knowledge ! You did not go in yourselves , and you hindered those who were going in .”
11:53 When he went out from there , the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly , and to ask him hostile questions about many things ,
11:54 plotting against him , to catch him in something he might say .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Pharisees |
Jesus, The Christ |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
DECLARATION; DECLARE |
Self-righteousness |
Reproof |
Satire |
Teachers |
Hypocrisy |
Lawyer |
Minister |
Jonah |
Responsibility |
Judgment |
Influence |
Rue |
Conscience |
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NET Notes -> Luk 11:26; Luk 11:26; Luk 11:26; Luk 11:27; Luk 11:27; Luk 11:27; Luk 11:27; Luk 11:28; Luk 11:28; Luk 11:29; Luk 11:29; Luk 11:29; Luk 11:29; Luk 11:30; Luk 11:30; Luk 11:30; Luk 11:31; Luk 11:31; Luk 11:31; Luk 11:31; Luk 11:31; Luk 11:32; Luk 11:32; Luk 11:32; Luk 11:32; Luk 11:33; Luk 11:33; Luk 11:33; Luk 11:34; Luk 11:34; Luk 11:34; Luk 11:35; Luk 11:35; Luk 11:36; Luk 11:36; Luk 11:36; Luk 11:36; Luk 11:37; Luk 11:37; Luk 11:37; Luk 11:37; Luk 11:38; Luk 11:38; Luk 11:38; Luk 11:38; Luk 11:39; Luk 11:39; Luk 11:40; Luk 11:40; Luk 11:41; Luk 11:41; Luk 11:41; Luk 11:41; Luk 11:42; Luk 11:42; Luk 11:42; Luk 11:42; Luk 11:42; Luk 11:42; Luk 11:42; Luk 11:43; Luk 11:43; Luk 11:43; Luk 11:43; Luk 11:44; Luk 11:44; Luk 11:44; Luk 11:45; Luk 11:45; Luk 11:46; Luk 11:46; Luk 11:46; Luk 11:46; Luk 11:46; Luk 11:47; Luk 11:47; Luk 11:48; Luk 11:48; Luk 11:48; Luk 11:48; Luk 11:48; Luk 11:49; Luk 11:50; Luk 11:50; Luk 11:50; Luk 11:51; Luk 11:51; Luk 11:51; Luk 11:51; Luk 11:51; Luk 11:52; Luk 11:52; Luk 11:53; Luk 11:53; Luk 11:53; Luk 11:54; Luk 11:54
NET Notes: Luk 11:26 The point of the story is that to fail to respond is to risk a worse fate than when one started.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:27 Both the reference to the womb and the breasts form a figure of speech called metonymy. In this case the parts are mentioned instead of the whole; the...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:28 This is another reference to hearing and doing the word of God, which here describes Jesus’ teaching; see Luke 8:21.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:29 As the following comparisons to Solomon and Jonah show, in the present context the sign of Jonah is not an allusion to Jonah being three days in the b...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:30 Only the Western ms D and a few Itala mss add here a long reference to Jonah being in the belly of the fish for three days and nights and the Son of M...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:31 The message of Jesus was something greater than what Solomon offered. On Jesus and wisdom, see Luke 7:35; 10:21-22; 1 Cor 1:24, 30.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:33 Or “a bowl”; this refers to any container for dry material of about eight liters (two gallons) capacity. It could be translated “bas...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:34 There may be a slight wordplay here, as this term can also mean “evil,” so the figure uses a term that points to the real meaning of being...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:36 Grk “it will be completely illumined as when a lamp illumines you with its rays.”
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NET Notes: Luk 11:37 Grk “and reclined at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:38 Washing before meals was a cultural practice that was described in the OT, but not prescribed there (Gen 18:4; Judg 19:21). It was apparently related ...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:40 The question includes a Greek particle, οὐ (ou), that expects a positive reply. God, the maker of both, is concerned for what is both insid...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:41 The expression everything will be clean for you refers to the agreement that should exist between the overt practice of one’s religious duties, ...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:42 Grk “those”; but this has been translated as “the others” to clarify which are meant.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:43 The later Jewish summary of oral tradition, the Talmud, notes elaborate greetings for rabbis. The rebuke here is for pride.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:44 In Judaism to come into contact with the dead or what is associated with them, even without knowing it, makes one unclean (Num 19:11-22; Lev 21:1-3; M...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:46 Grk “you yourselves do not touch.” This could mean one of two things: (1) Either they make others do what they themselves do not (through ...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:48 The majority of mss list a specific object (“their tombs”), filling out the sentence (although there are two different words for “to...
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NET Notes: Luk 11:49 The expression the wisdom of God is a personification of an attribute of God that refers to his wise will.
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NET Notes: Luk 11:50 The order of the clauses in this complicated sentence has been rearranged to simplify it for the modern reader.
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