Luke 11:47

“Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.”

"Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them." - Luke 11:47
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What does Luke 11:47 mean?

Luke 11:47 in the King James Version reads, “Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.” This verse is part of a larger passage where Jesus is condemning the Pharisees and lawyers for their hypocrisy and lack of true righteousness…

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The Weight of Legacy: Reflecting on Luke 11:47

In Luke 11:47, the words of Christ resonate with a profound depth: "Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them." At first glance, it might seem that Christ is merely admonishing the religious leaders of His day, who honored the…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Repentance for the Heart of the Faithful

O Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and a spirit yearning for truth. As I meditate on the profound words of Your Son, Jesus Christ, in Luke 11:47, ‘Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them,’ I…

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Luke 11:47 - "Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them."
Luke 7:41-47
Luke 1:47 - "And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour."
Luke 2:47 - "And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers."
Luke 9:47 - "And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,"
1 Chronicles 11:47 - "Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite."
Luke 24:47 - "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
Luke 19:47 - "And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,"
Luke 1:46-47 - "And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
Luke 23:47 - "Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man."
Luke 6:47 - "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:"
Luke 12:47 - "And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes."
Ezekiel 47:11 - "But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt."
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"And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." - Luke 1:47
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"Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite." - 1 Chronicles 11:47
Leviticus 11:47 - "To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten."
"And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers." - Luke 2:47
John 11:47 - "¶ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles."
Luke 7:47 - "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little."
Luke 22:47 - "¶ And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him."
"Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little." - Luke 7:47
"And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him," - Luke 9:47
Genesis 47:11 - "¶ And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded."
"And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." - Luke 24:47
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