Luke 11:46
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.”
ἔπω
Speak, say, declare. Epō. Every word spoken or written carries weight before God. Speak with intention.
νομικός
lawyers
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νομικός
Legal, expert in the law. Nomikos. The lawyers who tested Jesus knew the letter but missed the spirit. Knowledge of the law is not the same as love for the Lawgiver.
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οὐαί
woe!
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οὐαί
Woe, grief, calamity. Ouai. Jesus spoke this word over cities that witnessed miracles and did not repent. It is the sound of judgment meeting unbelief. Do not make it your portion.
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φορτίζω
you burden
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φορτίζω
to load up (properly, as a vessel or animal), i.e. (figuratively) to overburden with ceremony (or spiritual anxiety)
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φορτίον
burdens.
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φορτίον
Burden, load, cargo. Phortion. Jesus says his burden is light, and the loads religious leaders heap on others are not his. What you place on people's shoulders reveals your understanding of grace.
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δυσβάστακτος
heavy to bear
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δυσβάστακτος
Oppressive, hard to bear. Dysbástaktos. Jesus warned against burdens that crush rather than carry people toward God. Do not lay on others what you are unwilling to lift yourself.
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εἷς
with one
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εἷς
One, a single one, unity. Heis. The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Oneness is not uniformity but wholeness. Let nothing divide what God has declared united.
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δάκτυλος
fingers
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δάκτυλος
Finger. Daktylos. The finger of God wrote the law on stone and drove out demons. What God's finger touches, it transforms. Pay attention to where he points.
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προσψαύω
do touch
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προσψαύω
Touch, lay a finger on. Prospsauō. Jesus touched what others refused to touch. Even the lightest contact, when given with compassion, carries power to relieve.
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