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Luke 11:37 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.”

Luke 11:37

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35

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

36

If thy whole body therefore {be} full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. {the bright...: Gr. a candle by its bright shining}

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.

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