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Luke 6:11

What does Luke 6:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 6:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 6:11 means

The scribes and Pharisees, instead of marveling at the miracle or repenting of their hard hearts, were filled with intense rage and began to conspire among themselves about what they could do to Jesus. Their reaction reveals extreme animosity and spiritual blindness; they were so consumed by their legalistic traditions and opposition to Jesus that they contemplated harming the very Son of God for doing good. Their madness highlights the escalating conflict and their rejection of divine truth.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and they were filled with madness, and were speaking with one another what they might do to Jesus.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they were filled with madness: and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But they were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.

Context

This verse describes the immediate and violent reaction of the religious leaders to Jesus' healing on the Sabbath. Their furious plotting marks a significant escalation in their opposition, demonstrating their hardened hearts and spiritual blindness. This intense antagonism sets the stage for Jesus' withdrawal and subsequent selection of His apostles, highlighting the growing divide between Him and the religious establishment.

v.10And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.

v.11This passage

v.12And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 7:1

    And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judæa, because the Jews sought to kill him.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:3

    This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

  • Matthew 21:45

    And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

  • Acts 26:11

    And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

  • Psalms 2:1

    Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?

  • Matthew 12:14

    But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

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