Luke Chapter 11 verse 45 Holy Bible
And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.
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And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them.
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And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.
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Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
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One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you insult us also."
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And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him, `Teacher, these things saying, us also thou dost insult;'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 45. - Then answered one of the lawyers Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. It did not follow that all these professed jurists were of the Pharisee sect; some, doubtless, were Sadducees. It seems, however, probable that the greater proportion of these professional teachers and expounders of the Law did belong to the Pharisees. The oral and written Law, based upon the comparatively simple Mosaic code, had now become the absolute guide and director of the whole life of the people in all its smaller details. The various copyists, lecturers, teachers, and casuists, who debated the many doubtful points constantly arising in the perplexing and elaborate system, were all known under the general term "scribes." The lawyer was the scribe who had especially devoted his attention to the unravelment of the difficult and disputed questions which arose in the daily life of the people. This lawyer was certainly, considering the company he was associated with, of the strictest sect of Pharisees. This person could not believe that this able Rabbi from Galilee - for that they must all, after the morning's discussion, have allowed Jesus to be - could include him and his holy order in his terrible denunciations, the truth of which the learned scribe not improbably dimly discerned.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(45) Then answered one of the lawyers.--See Note on Matthew 22:35 for the term "lawyer." We note here the sense at once of distinctness and of class fellowship. Though something more than a scribe, he feels that he stands or falls with them.
