Pride and Hypocritical Knowledge Without Sacrificial Love “One of the experts in the law answered Him, ‘Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us also.’ He said, ‘Woe to you experts in the law as well! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them’” ( Luke 11:45–46 ). (1) As I meditated on today’s passage, Luke 11:45–46, I became interested in the words “You insult us,” spoken by “an expert in the law” (v. 45). This word comes from the Greek hybrizō (ὑβρίζω), which means to act rudely toward someone or to humiliate them, trampling on their honor. (a) In other words, when the expert in the law said to Jesus, “You insult us also” (v. 45), he was protesting, “We feel deeply offended because of what You said.” Then why did he feel such deep offense? (i) ...
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