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Luke 11:44–45

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Luke 11:44

44Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

Luke 11:45

45¶ Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 11:44

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

scribes

Writers or clerks; among the Jews, persons learned in and teaching the law.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Pharisees

Members of a Jewish sect known for strict observance of its religious traditions.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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hypocrites

Persons who pretend to virtue or godliness while concealing contrary character or conduct.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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graves

Places of burial; or, as a verb, carves or engraves, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

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appear

To come into view, become visible, or be manifested or evident.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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aware

Knowing, conscious, or apprised of something; having notice or perception of it.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Luke 11:45

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answered

Replied or responded; spoke in answer to a person, statement, or situation.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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lawyers

Persons learned in the law; in the Gospels, experts in the law of Moses.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Master

One who has authority, ownership, command, or superior skill; also a teacher or head of a household.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

reproachest

Shame; infamy; disgrace. That which is the cause of shame or disgrace.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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From verse 44

  1. Matthew 23:27–28
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  2. Acts 23:3
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  3. Psalms 5:9
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  4. Numbers 19:16
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  5. Hosea 9:8
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From verse 45

  1. John 9:40
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  2. Matthew 22:35
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  3. 1 Kings 22:8
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  4. Amos 7:10–13
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  5. Jeremiah 20:8
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