Luke 11:40
Simple ones! Did not, he who made the outside, the inside also, make?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
In Context
41Notwithstanding, as to the things within, give alms, and lo! everything, is, pure unto you.
Cross References
Genesis 2:7So then Yahweh God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life—and man became a living soul.
Psalms 14:1The impious hath said in his heart—There is no God! They have acted corruptly, they have done an abominable deed, there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 75:4I have said to the boasters, Do not boast, And to the lawless, Do not lift up a horn;
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?
Jeremiah 5:21Hear this, I pray you ye people—foolish and without heart,—Eyes, have they, and see not, Ears, have they, and hear not!
Matthew 23:17Foolish and blind! for which is, greater, The gold, or the Temple that hath hallowed the gold?
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 →