Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 11:47 - 11:47

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 11:47 - 11:47


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47. οἱ δὲ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἀπέκτειναν αὐτούς. This is holy sarcasm. They boasted that they would not have done as their fathers had done to the Prophets (Mat 23:30), yet they rejected John, the greatest of the Prophets, and crucified the Just One, Act 7:51-52. Thus they proved their moral as well as their literal affiliation to the murderers of the prophets.