Key Verse Spotlight
Luke 11:40 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“{Ye} fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?”
Luke 11:40
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And when the Pharisee saw {it}, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
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.
{Ye} fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. {of...: or, as you are able}
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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