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.’
• 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

47“Woe to you, for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your own fathers killed! 48So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers, for indeed they killed them and you are building their tombs. “For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and emissaries, and some of them they will kill and persecute, 50so that the blood of the prophets shed since the foundation of the world might be required from this generation— 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the one who perished between the altar and the house of God. Yes, I tell you, it will be required from 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 acquire wisdom and discipline, to understand the words of insight,
• Proverbs 8:1Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding lift her voice?
• Proverbs 9:1Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30But because of Him you are in Messiah Yeshua, who became to us wisdom from God and righteousness and holiness and redemption—
• Colossians 2:3In Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
• Luke 24:47and that repentance for the removal of sins is to be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Matthew 23:34“Because of this, behold, I’m sending you prophets and wise men and Torah scholars. Some of them you will kill and execute at the stake, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Ruach ha-Kodesh has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and through all Judah, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
• Ephesians 4:11He Himself gave some to be emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers—
• Luke 21:16But you will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—and they will put some of you to death.
• Matthew 22:6And the rest grabbed his servants, humiliated them, and killed them.
• John 16:2They will throw you out of the synagogues. Yes, an hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
• Acts 7:57But they covered their ears; and crying out with a loud voice, they rushed at him with one impulse.
• Acts 8:1Now Saul was in agreement with Stephen’s execution. On that day a great persecution arose against Messiah’s community in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the emissaries.
• Acts 9:1Now Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the Lord’s disciples, went to the kohen gadol .
• Acts 12:1Now at that time Herod the king seized some from Messiah’s community 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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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