Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 23:26 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“{Thou} blind Pharisee, cleanse first that {which is} within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.”
Matthew 23:26
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
{Ye} blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
{Thou} blind Pharisee, cleanse first that {which is} within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead {men's} bones, and of all uncleanness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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