Luke 11:46

46 Jesus replied, "How terrible for you authorities on the law! You put such heavy loads on people that they can hardly carry them. But you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.

Luke 11:46 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 11:46

And he said, woe unto you also, ye lawyers
Christ was so far from calling back what he had said or suggested, that he repeats and confirms it, and more particularly names them, and enlarges on their evil practices:

for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye
yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers;
(See Gill on Matthew 23:4).

Luke 11:46 In-Context

44 "How terrible for you! You are like graves that are not marked. People walk over them without knowing it."

45 An authority on the law spoke to Jesus. He said, "Teacher, when you say things like that, you say bad things about us too."

46 Jesus replied, "How terrible for you authorities on the law! You put such heavy loads on people that they can hardly carry them. But you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.

47 "How terrible for you! You build tombs for the prophets. It was your people of long ago who killed them.

48 So you give witness that you agree with what your people did long ago. They killed the prophets, and now you build the prophets' tombs.