Luke 11:47
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.”
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.
οἰκοδομέω
you build
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οἰκοδομέω
To build, to construct, to edify. Build one another up. Every believer is both a building and a builder. You are being built up and you are building others.
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μνημεῖον
tombs
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μνημεῖον
Tomb, memorial, place of burial. Mnēmeîon. The stone was rolled away and the tomb stood empty. What was meant to hold death became the loudest proof of life.
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προφήτης
prophets,
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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πατήρ
the fathers
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πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
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