Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 11:42
But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God; but these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces. Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not.THREE "WOES" AGAINST THE PHARISEESAlthough suggestive of the longer list of "woes" recorded in Matthew 23,... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 11:44
hypocrites . Theodotion's rendering of Job 34:30 , and Job 36:13 , and Aquila and Theod. in Job 15:34 , and by Aquila, Syria., and Theod. in Proverbs 11:9 , Isaiah 33:14 , and Septuagint in Isaiah 32:6 , show that the word had come to mean not merely "false pretence", but positive impiety or wickedness. appear not = are unseen. that walk over them = who walk about above them. aware = know. Greek. oida. App-132 . read more