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some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ <a href="/blb/luke/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Because of this also, the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,' <a href="/kjv/luke/11.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: <a href="/nkjv/luke/11.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’ <a href="/nasb_/luke/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For this reason also, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and some they will persecute, <a href="/nasb/luke/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For this reason also the wisdom of God said, &#8216I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, <a href="/nasb77/luke/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, <a href="/lsb/luke/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, <a href="/amp/luke/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For this reason also the wisdom of God said [in the Scriptures], ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will put to death and some they will persecute, <a href="/csb/luke/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’ <a href="/hcsb/luke/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Because of this, the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,&#8217 <a href="/asv/luke/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and persecute; <a href="/cev/luke/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Because of your evil deeds, the Wisdom of God said, "I will send prophets and apostles to you. But you will murder some and mistreat others." <a href="/erv/luke/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and persecute; <a href="/gwt/luke/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> That's why the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles. They will murder some of those prophets and apostles and persecute others.' <a href="/gnt/luke/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> For this reason the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and messengers; they will kill some of them and persecute others.' <a href="/isv/luke/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> That is why the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles. They will kill some of them and persecute others,' <a href="/msb/luke/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ?I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.? <a href="/net/luke/11.htm">NET Bible</a> For this reason also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' <a href="/nheb/luke/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute, <a href="/wbt/luke/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will slay and persecute: <a href="/wey/luke/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "For this reason also the Wisdom of God has said, 'I will send Prophets and Apostles to them, of whom they will kill some and persecute others,' <a href="/web/luke/11.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute, <a href="/blb/luke/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Because of this also, the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,' <a href="/ylt/luke/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute, <a href="/slt/luke/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And for this said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and the sent, and of them shall they kill and drive out:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For this cause also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute. <a href="/cpdv/luke/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Because of this also, the wisdom of God said: I will send to them Prophets and Apostles, and some of these they will kill or persecute, <a href="/nabre/luke/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and persecute’ <a href="/nrsvce/luke/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For this reason, the wisdom of God also said, Behold, I will send them prophets and apostles, some of them they will persecute and kill; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Because of this The Wisdom of God said, “Behold, I am sending Prophets and Apostles to them, and some of them they shall persecute and murder”,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For this reason also the Wisdom of God said: I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and persecute, <a href="/godbey/luke/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Therefore the wisdom of God said, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will slay and persecute.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill, and shall persecute: <a href="/mace/luke/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> agreeably to this, in the Wisdom of God 'tis said, "I will send them prophets and apostles: some they will kill, and others they will persecute: <a href="/wey/luke/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "For this reason also the Wisdom of God has said, 'I will send Prophets and Apostles to them, of whom they will kill some and persecute others,' <a href="/worrell/luke/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>On this account also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them will they slay, and some will they persecute;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>And therefore the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and <Fr>some<FR> of them they will kill and persecute:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/11-49.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4894" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/11.htm">Woes to Religious Leaders</a> …48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. 49<a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">Because of this,</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4678.htm" title="4678: sophia (N-NFS) -- Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom.">wisdom</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said,</a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: Apostelō (V-FIA-1S) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">‘I will send</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētas (N-AMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/652.htm" title="652: apostolous (N-AMP) -- From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.">apostles;</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">some of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apoktenousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">they will kill</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and others</a> <a href="/greek/1377.htm" title="1377: diōxousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.">they will persecute.’</a> 50As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-36</a> Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15-16</a> who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them. <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a> Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36-38</a> Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a> From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4-7</a> And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. / Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a> But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a> Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. <a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Matthew 5:12</a> Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Matthew 21:34-36</a> When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them. <a href="/acts/5-40.htm">Acts 5:40-42</a> At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them. / The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. / Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. <a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Romans 11:3</a> “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? <a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a> “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.” <a href="/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19-21</a> Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen. / Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” / But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:the wisdom.<a href="/proverbs/1-2.htm">Proverbs 1:2</a> To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;<a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1-12</a> Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? … <a href="/proverbs/9-1.htm">Proverbs 9:1-3</a> Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: … I will.<a href="/luke/24-47.htm">Luke 24:47</a> And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.<a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34</a> Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:<a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.and some.<a href="/luke/21-16.htm">Luke 21:16,17</a> And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death… <a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Matthew 22:6</a> And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.<a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a> They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/9-10.htm">Apostles</a> <a href="/luke/6-28.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/luke/11-48.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/luke/6-9.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Others</a> <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/mark/10-30.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/luke/11-48.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/luke/11-19.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/matthew/22-6.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/luke/11-46.htm">Teachers</a> <a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/17-5.htm">Apostles</a> <a href="/luke/18-33.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/13-32.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/luke/12-4.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/luke/13-4.htm">Others</a> <a href="/luke/21-12.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Persecution</a> <a href="/luke/11-50.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/luke/12-22.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/luke/19-27.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Teachers</a> <a href="/luke/21-15.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 11</div>1. <a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Jesus teaches us to pray, and that instantly;</a> 11. <a href="/luke/11-11.htm">assuring us that God will give all good things to those who ask him.</a> 14. <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">He, casting out a demon, rebukes the blasphemous Pharisees;</a> 27. <a href="/luke/11-27.htm">and shows who are blessed;</a> 29. <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">preaches to the people;</a> 37. <a href="/luke/11-37.htm">and reprimands the outward show of holiness.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "wisdom of God" is often personified in Scripture, reflecting God's perfect understanding and plan. This echoes Old Testament wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, where wisdom is depicted as a guiding force. It also aligns with <a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>, where Christ is described as the wisdom of God, suggesting a Christological interpretation.‘I will send them prophets and apostles; This statement highlights God's initiative in sending messengers to His people. Prophets were central figures in the Old Testament, serving as God's mouthpieces, calling Israel to repentance and foretelling future events. Apostles, in the New Testament context, were those sent by Christ to spread the Gospel. This reflects the continuity of God's revelation from the Old to the New Testament, showing His persistent effort to reach humanity.some of them they will kill This phrase acknowledges the historical reality of persecution faced by God's messengers. Many prophets, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, faced severe opposition, and some were martyred. In the New Testament, apostles like James and Stephen were killed for their faith. This persecution fulfills Jesus' earlier warnings to His disciples about the cost of discipleship (<a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16-23</a>).and others they will persecute.’ Persecution of God's messengers is a recurring theme throughout biblical history. This includes not only physical harm but also social ostracism and legal challenges. The early church, as recorded in Acts, faced significant persecution, which served to spread the Gospel further. This phrase underscores the resistance of the world to God's truth, a theme that resonates with Jesus' teachings in <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a> about the world's hatred for His followers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_wisdom_of_god.htm">The Wisdom of God</a> This phrase refers to God's divine plan and foreknowledge. It is personified here, indicating God's sovereign decision-making and prophetic declarations. 2. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> These are individuals chosen by God to deliver His messages to the people. In the context of this verse, they are sent by God to guide, warn, and call people back to righteousness. 3. <a href="/topical/a/apostles.htm">Apostles</a> The term "apostles" refers to those sent out by Jesus to spread the Gospel. They are foundational figures in the early Church, tasked with teaching and establishing Christian communities. 4. <a href="/topical/p/persecution.htm">Persecution</a> This refers to the suffering and hostility faced by the prophets and apostles. It highlights the resistance and rejection of God's messengers by those who oppose His message. 5. <a href="/topical/k/killing_of_prophets_and_apostles.htm">Killing of Prophets and Apostles</a> This event underscores the historical pattern of rejection and violence against those who speak God's truth, as seen throughout biblical history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_sending_messengers.htm">God's Sovereignty in Sending Messengers</a> God, in His wisdom, sends prophets and apostles to guide His people. This demonstrates His ongoing involvement and care for humanity. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following God's call can lead to persecution and suffering. Believers should be prepared to face opposition for their faith. <a href="/topical/h/historical_pattern_of_rejection.htm">Historical Pattern of Rejection</a> The rejection of God's messengers is a recurring theme in Scripture. This serves as a warning to remain open to God's truth and not harden our hearts. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_apostles_today.htm">The Role of Prophets and Apostles Today</a> While the office of apostle as in the early Church is unique, the principles of being sent to proclaim God's truth continue. Believers are called to be messengers of the Gospel in their contexts. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a> Despite persecution, believers are encouraged to remain steadfast, trusting in God's ultimate justice and reward.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 11</a> <a href="/q/why_send_servants_and_son_if_rejected.htm">Mark 12:1–9: Why would an all-knowing God repeatedly send servants and His own Son if He knew they would be rejected and killed? </a> <a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_of_queen's_divine_wisdom.htm">In Luke 11:31, is there credible historical evidence affirming that the Queen of the South recognized a divine wisdom comparable to, or foreshadowing, that of Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/why_little_evidence_for_modern_apostles.htm">Ephesians 4:11: If apostles and prophets are still needed, why is there little historical or archaeological evidence confirming modern claims to these offices?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_mention_hell_more_than_heaven.htm">What does the Bible say about critical thinking?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(49-51) Therefore also said the wisdom of God.--The words that follow are in the main the same as those of <a href="/context/matthew/23-34.htm" title="Why, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall you whip in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:">Matthew 23:34-36</a>, where see Notes. There are, however, some remarkable variations, each of which suggests some questions of interest. (1) The words here appear at first sight as if they were a quotation from a book recognised as of divine authority, and not a few critics have supposed that there was such a book, bearing the title of "The Wisdom of God," either when our Lord spoke, or when St. Luke wrote. On the other hand there is no trace of the existence of a book with that name; and if it had been prominent enough to be quoted, as it seems to be quoted here, it could scarcely have failed to have left its impress elsewhere. On the whole, then, it seems best to look on the words as a solemn utterance which our Lord's human soul had received as an oracle from God, and which was therefore proclaimed by Him as coming from His Wisdom. His words that "Wisdom is justified of her children" (<a href="/matthew/11-19.htm" title="The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a drunkard, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.">Matthew 11:19</a>), present, it is obvious, another example of the same way of speaking of the divine purpose. (2) For "the prophets, and wise men, and scribes" of St. Matthew, we have here "prophets and apostles." The combination points to a Christian, not a pre-Christian, terminology, and is the first example of the union of the two terms that afterwards became normal. (See Note on <a href="/luke/10-1.htm" title="After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, where he himself would come.">Luke 10:1</a>.) It goes some way, it may be remarked, to confirm the view suggested in that Note, that two distinct bodies, known respectively as "Prophets" and "Apostles," had already been appointed, and that as the Twelve answered to the latter, so did the Seventy to the former.Some of them shall they slay and persecute.--Note, as perhaps characteristic of St. Luke, the absence of the specific forms of persecution, "crucifying" and "scourging in the synagogues."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 49. - Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets. "'Therefore" - in other words, 'Because of the determined, irreconcilable hatred of you Pharisees, and the people whom you guide, to all that is noble and true and real; because, in spite of your seeming piety, you are fast rooted in impiety' - 'Therefore said the wisdom of God, I will send.'" The expression, "wisdom of God," has been a difficulty to commentators. The words have been referred (1) to a quotation of the Lord's from a lost apocryphal book of that name; but we have no instance of Jesus ever quoting from an apocryphal book, known or unknown. (2) St. Luke is here quoting from the similar passage in St. Matthew's Gospel, which, when he was compiling his Gospel, lay before him, and alludes to the earlier memoir as "The Wisdom of God." Against this we have no proof that St. Luke ever saw St. Matthew's Gospel, but a strong probability exists to the contrary; besides which, the expression is never used by an apostolic writer in such a sense. (3) A reference is here intended to the Book of Proverbs, which in the early Church was known by the title of "The Wisdom of God," and the passage referred to is <a href="/luke/1-20.htm">Luke 1:20</a> and 31. Putting aside all these, it seems best to consider the expression simply as a solemn utterance of the Lord, in which he identifies himself with the "Wisdom of God." And this certainly is borne out by a comparison with the report of St. Matthew of a similar announcement made by Jesus on another occasion (<a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34</a>). There we read that the Master said, "Behold, I send unto you prophets," etc. The I is emphatic, and betrays the Divine self-consciousness of Jesus. For a moment the poor Rabbi of Galilee is forgotten, and in his lofty indignation, in his profound sorrow over the stubborn heart of Israel, on both the occasions in which he is reported to have spoken these words of awful prophecy, the Redeemer identifies Himself with God. St. Matthew, "Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets," etc.; St. Luke, "Therefore also said the Wisdom of God, I will send them prophets," etc. The form of the prediction and the original thought were both, no doubt, derived by Jesus from the solemn passage in <a href="/2_chronicles/24-19.htm">2 Chronicles 24:19</a>, "Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord;... but they would not give ear," etc. This was followed immediately by the account of the preaching of Zechariah (the instance chosen here by the Lord, ver. 51), and how the faithful witness was stoned by the people in the court of the house of the Lord (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20, 21</a>). And apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute. The title "apostle" is joined here with the well-known title of "prophet." The earthly reward that these his servants, the apostles, will meet with at the hands of the people of Israel will be the same as that meted out to those old martyr-prophets, viz. persecution and death. <a href="/commentaries/luke/11-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Because of this, διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Wisdom σοφία (sophia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4678.htm">Strong's 4678: </a> Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. said, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. ‘I will send Ἀποστελῶ (Apostelō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. them αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. prophets προφήτας (prophētas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. apostles; ἀποστόλους (apostolous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_652.htm">Strong's 652: </a> From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ. [some] of ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. them αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. they will kill ἀποκτενοῦσιν (apoktenousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. and [others] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they will persecute.’ διώξουσιν (diōxousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1377.htm">Strong's 1377: </a> To pursue, hence: I persecute. 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