Luke 11:39

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Gen 6:5 : 5 And Jehovah 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.
  • Titus 1:15 : 15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
  • Jas 4:8 : 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
  • 2 Chr 25:2 : 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.
  • 2 Chr 31:20-21 : 20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before Jehovah his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
  • Ps 22:13 : 13 They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.
  • Prov 26:25 : 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:
  • Prov 30:12 : 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And [yet] are not washed from their filthiness.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
  • Ezek 22:25 : 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.
  • Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
  • Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.
  • Matt 7:15 : 15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
  • Matt 12:33-35 : 33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
  • Matt 23:25-26 : 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.
  • Luke 7:13 : 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
  • John 12:6 : 6 Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.
  • John 13:2 : 2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray him,
  • Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?
  • Acts 8:21-23 : 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God. 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee. 23 For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.
  • Gal 1:14 : 14 and I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
  • 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

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    23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

    24Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!

    25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.

    26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

    27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

    28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

    29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,

  • 81%

    40Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?

    41But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

    42But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

    43Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

    44Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] know it not.

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    36If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.

    37Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

    38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.

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    14And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

    15And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

  • Mark 7:2-6
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    2and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.

    3(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

    4and [when they come] from the marketplace, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels .)

    5And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?

    6And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

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    11Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

    12Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?

  • Mark 7:18-20
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    18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;

    19because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? [This he said], making all meats clean.

    20And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.

  • Matt 15:1-2
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    1Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

    2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

  • 11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?

  • 20these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

  • 39and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

  • 17Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

  • 5But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [of their garments] ,

  • 2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.

  • 24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

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    15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

  • Mark 7:8-9
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    8Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.

    9And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

  • 23all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

  • 15there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

  • 36And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

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    11How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

    12Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

  • 19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him.

  • 33And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the [disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

  • 17And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

  • 1In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

  • 41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,