Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inside is full of rapacity and wickedness.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
38And the Pharisee, seeing it, wondered that he did not bathe before dinner.
40Fools, did not he who made the outside, make the inside also?
Cross References
Psalms 22:13They open their mouths wide against me, Like a ravening and roaring lion.
Proverbs 30:12There is a class who are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.
Ezekiel 22:25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of her; like a roaring lion tearing the prey, they devour the lives of men; they take possession of treasures, and precious things, and make many widows in the midst of her.
Zephaniah 3:3Her princes within her are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves; They reserve nothing for the morning.
Matthew 12:33Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!
Matthew Henry on Luke 11:38-54
Woes Denounced on That Generation; The Pharisees and Lawyers Reproved. 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… Read the whole commentary →