Luke 11:39

Translations

Modern

Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Traditional

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.

Literal

But the Lord said to him, “Now you, the Pharisees, you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inside is full of plundering and of wickedness.

Latin

Et ait Dominus ad illum: Nunc vos pharisæi, quod deforis est calicis et catini, mundatis: quod autem intus est vestrum, plenum est rapina et iniquitate.

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Greek

English

Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Notes

Luke 11:39

The Pharisees had very detailed rules for washing cups and dishes in order to be religiously clean. These rules were about ceremonial cleansing (a special washing required by religious law).

Jesus said they cleaned only the outside of the cup. By this, he meant they carefully followed outward rules. But inside, they were still unclean. They kept sin and wrong desires in their inner lives (their thoughts and motives).

Theme notes and profiles

The Pharisees Encounters with Jesus The Messianic Banquet

Events

Woes and Parables with Phariseesc. AD 29

Related verses

Titus 1:15
To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
Genesis 6:5
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
Luke 16:15
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Matthew 23:25–26
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
John 12:6
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
Acts 5:3
Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
Acts 8:21–23
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Psalm 22:13
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

Parallels

Matthew 23:1–36

People

Pharisee: A strict Jewish sect known for legalism and hypocrisy

Glossary

Apothegm Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Dish Hypocrisy Luke, Gospel of Scribe

Topics

Ablution: Traditional Forms of, not Observed by Jesus Bigotry of not Conforming to the Traditions Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Hypocrites: Seeking Only Outward Purity Jesus, the Christ: Denounces the Pharisees and Other Hypocrites (In Galilee) Pharisees: Hypocrisy of, Reproved by Jesus Reproof: Faithfulness in Jesus, of the Scribes and Pharisees Satire of Jesus Against Hypocrites Self-Righteousness is Vain Because Our Righteousness Is: but External Self-Righteousness: Pharisees Teachers: False: Admonition Against

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