KJV King James Version
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
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Luke 11:39
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
WEB World English Bible
The Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
ASV American Standard Version
And the Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Lord said unto him, ‘Now do ye, the Pharisees, the outside of the cup and of the plate make clean, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness;
Surrounding context — Luke 11
36 If thy whole body therefore [be] full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
38 And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
40 [Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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ΕἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτόν·G846 · autosit/s/heνῦνG3568 · nunnowὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoΦαρισαῖοιG5330 · PharisaiosPhariseeτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔξωθενG1855 · exōthenoutsideτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoποτηρίουG4221 · potērioncupκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπίνακοςG4094 · pinaxplatterκαθαρίζετε,G2511 · katharizōto cleanτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἔσωθενG2081 · esōtheninwardlyὑμῶνG4771 · suyouγέμειG1073 · gemōbe fullἁρπαγῆςG724 · harpagēplunderκαὶG2532 · kaiandπονηρίας.G4189 · ponēriaevil
Cross-references
Titus 1:15Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.Proverbs 30:12[There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness.Luke 16:15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.Genesis 6:5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.Matthew 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:Acts 8:21-23Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.Matthew 23:25-26Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.John 12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.Acts 5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?Matthew 12:33-35Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit.2 Chronicles 25:2And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.Ezekiel 22:25[There is] a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.Proverbs 26:25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for [there are] seven abominations in his heart.Luke 7:13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.2 Chronicles 31:20-21And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought [that which was] good and right and truth before the LORD his God.Psalm 22:13They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
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