Luke 11:38

But he, the Pharisha, when he saw him, wondered that he had not first washed before his dinner.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

In Context

37AND as he was speaking, a certain Pharisha requested of him to dine with him, and he went in to recline.

39But Jeshu said to him, Now you Pharishee cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but within you are full of rapine and wickedness.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, and wash not their hands when they eat bread?

John 3:25But there was a question with some of the disciples of Juchanon (and) a certain Jihudoya, upon purification.

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 →

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