Luke 11:45

11:45 One of the experts in religious law ¹  answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult ²  us too.”

Luke 11:52

11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away ³  the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered ⁴  those who were going in.”

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¹ sn That is, an expert in the interpretation of the Mosaic law. They worked closely with the Pharisees.

² tn For this term, see Matt 22;6; Luke 18:32; Acts 14:5; 1 Thess 2:2.

³ sn You have taken away the key to knowledge is another stinging rebuke. They had done the opposite of what they were trying to do.

⁴ tn Or “you tried to prevent.”