Luke 11:44
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Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not: and men that walk over are not aware.

for.

Numbers 19:16 If any man in the field touch the corpse of a man that was slain, or that died of himself, or his bone, or his grave, he shall be unclean seven days.

Psalm 5:9 For there is no truth in their mouth: their heart is vain.

Hosea 9:8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: the prophet is become a snare of ruin upon all his ways, madness is in the house of his God.

Matthew 23:27,28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear to men beautiful but within are full of dead men's bones and of all filthiness. . . .

Acts 23:3 Then Paul said to him: God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For, sittest thou to judge me according to the law and, contrary to the law, commandest me to be struck?

Context
Woes to Religious Leaders
43Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace. 44Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not: and men that walk over are not aware. 45And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:32
Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.

Matthew 23:27
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear to men beautiful but within are full of dead men's bones and of all filthiness.

Lexicon
Woe
οὐαὶ (ouai)
Interjection
Strong's Greek 3759: Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. A primary exclamation of grief; 'woe'.

to you!
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

For
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

you are
ἐστὲ (este)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

like
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

unmarked
ἄδηλα (adēla)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 82: Unseen, not obvious, inconspicuous, indistinct. Hidden, figuratively, indistinct.

graves,
μνημεῖα (mnēmeia)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3419: A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph.

[which]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

men
ἄνθρωποι (anthrōpoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

walk across
περιπατοῦντες (peripatountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.

without
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

[even] noticing.”
οἴδασιν (oidasin)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.


Additional Translations
Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk across without even noticing.”

Woe to you, for you are like unmarked graves, and the men walking above have not known it."

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not.

Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know [it].

Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

Alas for you! for you are like the tombs which lie hidden, and the people who walk over them are not aware of their existence."

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don't know it."

'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye are as the unseen tombs, and the men walking above have not known.'
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