New American Standard Bible 2020
Luke 11:49
49For this reason also, 1the wisdom of God said, ‘2I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and some they will 3persecute,
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.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and 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,’
Context of Luke 11:49
47Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. 48So you are witnesses and you approve of the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs. For this reason also, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and some they will persecute, 50so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.’
Read all of Luke 11Luke 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
- For thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- reasonδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- the wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
- them prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
- and apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
- of them they will killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
- persecuteδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
Cross-references for Luke 11:49
- Proverbs 1:2To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding,
- Proverbs 8:1Does not wisdom call, And understanding raise her voice?
- Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house, She has carved out her seven pillars;
- 1 Corinthians 1:30But it is due to Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
- Colossians 2:3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- Luke 24:47and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
- Matthew 23:34“Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,
- Acts 1:8but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth.”
- Ephesians 4:11And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers,
- Luke 21:16But you will be betrayed even by parents, brothers and sisters, other relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death,
- Matthew 22:6and the rest seized his slaves and treated them abusively, and then killed them.
- John 16:2They will ban you from the synagogue, yet an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering a service to God.
- Acts 7:57But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one mind.
- Acts 8:1Now Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
- Acts 9:1Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
- Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church, to do them harm.
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
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Notes
- 1. Luke 11:49 1 Cor 1:24, 30; Col 2:3 ↩
- 2. Luke 11:49 Matt 23:34-36 ↩
- 3. Luke 11:49 Or drive out ↩
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
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