Luke 6:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Instead of rejoicing at the healing, the watchers are filled with mindless rage and begin discussing what to do to Jesus.
What Does Luke 6:11 Mean?
A man's dead hand has just come back to life in front of them, and the scribes and Pharisees are not amazed but enraged. Luke says they were filled with madness — a fury that has parted company with reason — and they begin to confer about what they might do to Jesus.
Goodness, plainly seen, forces a verdict: it either melts the heart or maddens it. These men cannot deny the miracle, so they turn against the one who worked it. It is a sober warning that religious zeal, severed from love, can watch God heal and feel only the loss of an argument. Mercy exposed their hearts; it still exposes ours.
Luke 6:11 in the Original Language
anoia (ἄνοια), 'madness' -- literally mindlessness, a senseless fury beyond reason.
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What does Luke 6:11 mean?
Instead of rejoicing at the healing, the watchers are filled with mindless rage and begin discussing what to do to Jesus.