Luke 11:40

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
1 Cor 15:36 : 36 Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except {G3361} it die:
Heb 12:9 : 9 Furthermore, {G3303} we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Luke 24:25 : 25 And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
Gen 1:26 : 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Gen 2:7 : 7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Num 16:22 : 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
Ps 14:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
Ps 33:15 : 15 He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.
Ps 75:4-5 : 4 I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly; And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 5 Lift not up your horn on high; Speak not with a stiff neck.
Ps 94:8-9 : 8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise? 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Prov 1:22 : 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Prov 8:5 : 5 O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
Jer 5:21 : 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Zech 12:1 : 1 The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. [Thus] saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:
Matt 23:17 : 17 Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
Matt 23:26 : 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Luke 11:38-39
2 verses
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38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.
39And the Lord said unto him, Now {G2511} ye the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
Matt 23:25-28
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76%
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.
Luke 11:41
75%
41But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
Matt 23:17
73%
17Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
Mark 7:17-20
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72%
17And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.
18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, [it] {G1410} 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.
Acts 7:50
71%
50Did not my hand make all these things?
Matt 15:16-17
2 verses
70%
16And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?
17Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Matt 23:19
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19Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Mark 7:15
69%
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.
Prov 14:33
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33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
Job 38:36
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36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
Matt 15:11
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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.
Luke 16:15
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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 7:23
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23all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.
Ps 94:8-9
2 verses
67%
8Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?
9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Isa 22:11
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11ye made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But ye looked not unto him that had done this, neither had ye respect unto him that purposed it long ago.
Prov 26:10
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10[As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
1 Cor 3:18-19
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18Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:
Prov 8:5
66%
5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
Prov 26:4-5
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4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
1 Cor 1:20
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20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Isa 29:16
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16Ye turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding?
Job 31:15
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15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
Luke 6:41
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41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Luke 12:20
66%
20But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
Mark 11:17
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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.
Prov 17:16
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16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
Ps 14:1
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1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
Ps 51:6
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6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
Luke 11:36
65%
36If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no {G5100} part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.
Job 14:4
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4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Jer 5:21
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21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Prov 15:14
65%
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
1 Cor 15:36
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36Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except {G3361} it die:
Luke 24:25
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25And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
Mark 12:11
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11This was from the Lord, And it is marvellous in our eyes?
Rom 9:20
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20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
Acts 17:24
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24The God that made the world and all things {G1722} therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;