Luke 11:49

Luke 11:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
• New International Version (NIV)Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is what God in his wisdom said about you: ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’

Context of Luke 11:49

47Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. 48So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' 50so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

Luke 11:49 word by word

διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ εἶπεν· ἀποστελῶ εἰς αὐτοὺς προφήτας καὶ ἀποστόλους. καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀποκτενοῦσιν καὶ διώξουσινRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the wisdomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• they shall slayἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• persecuteἐκδιώκωekdiōkō · to persecuteG1559

Cross-references for Luke 11:49

• Proverbs 1:2To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight,
• Proverbs 8:1Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice?
• Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
• Colossians 2:3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• Luke 24:47and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Matthew 23:34Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
• Ephesians 4:11And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
• Luke 21:16You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.
• Matthew 22:6while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
• John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
• Acts 7:57But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him.
• Acts 8:1And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
• Acts 9:1But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
• Acts 12:1About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.

Commentaries on Luke 11:49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49The wisdom of God - These seem to be Luke's words, and to mean that Jesus, the wisdom of God, (as he is called, 1 Corinthians 1:24;), added the words which follow here, on that occasion: and this interpretation of the words is agreeable to that of Matthew, who makes Jesus speak in his own person: Wherefore behold, I send you prophets, etc., Matthew 23:34. See the note there, and see Bishop Pearce.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47-51Verses 47-51 See the notes at Matthew 23:29-36. Luke 11:49 The wisdom of God - By the “wisdom of God,” here, is undoubtedly meant the Saviour himself. What he immediately says is not written in the Old Testament. Jesus is called “the word of God” John 1:1, because he is the medium by which God “speaks” or makes his will known. He is called “the wisdom of God,” because by him God makes his wisdom known in creation (Colossians 1:13-18 and in redemption 1…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-54Verses 37-54 We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49The quotation is not explicitly from the Old Testament.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 49-5149-51. said the wisdom, &c.--a remarkable variation of the words in Mt 23:34, "Behold I SEND." As there seems plainly an allusion to ancient warnings of what God would do with so incorrigible a people, so here Christ, stepping majestically into the place of God, so to speak, says, "Now I am going to carry all that out." Could this be other than the Lord of Israel in the flesh?Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:49

• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Lawyer
• Minister, Christian
• Pharisees
• Reproof
• Responsibility
• Satire
• Self-Righteousness
• Teachers

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Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings