Luke 11:38
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.
37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
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.
40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 15:2–3
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Read in contextJohn 3:25
Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
Read in contextMark 7:2–5
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
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