Luke 11:45 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

This lawyer was a scribe of the law, Luke 11:44. The work of these men was to interpret the law; the Pharisees strictly observed their decrees and interpretations. The lawyer therefore spake rightly in thinking our Saviour's words had some reflection upon men of his order, but he woefully erred both in thinking his own order was unblamable, and also in calling our Lord's just reproof a reproaching them. But by this he gives an occasion to him, who used rightly to divide the word of God, and to give every one their portion out of it, to let them know wherein they were faulty, as well as the Pharisees.

Luke 11:45

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