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Luke 11:38

36 So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

37 As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39 “Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40 You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

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BSB
But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
KJV
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
WEB
When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.
ASV
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.
DARBY
But the Pharisee seeing [it] wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.
BLB
But the Pharisee, having seen, marveled that He did not wash first before the dinner.
ÅB
Men da fariseeren så at han ikke først vasket seg før måltidet, undret han seg.
OTB
Men fariseeren ble overrasket over å se at Han ikke først vasket seg seremonielt før måltidet.
B1930
Men da fariseeren så at han ikke først vasket sig før måltidet, undret han sig.

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