Luke 11:40
38 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.
You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
42 Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
- KJV
- Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
- WEB
- You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?
- ASV
- Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?
- DARBY
- Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?
- BLB
- Fools! [Did] not the One having made the outside also make the inside?
- ÅB
- Dere dårer! han som gjorde det utvendige, har ikke han også gjort det innvendige?
- OTB
- Dere uforstandige! Han som skapte utsiden, skapte Han ikke også innsiden?
- B1930
- I dårer! han som gjorde det utvendige, har ikke han også gjort det innvendige?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:36
You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
Read in contextMatthew 23:26
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Read in contextMatthew 23:17
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Read in contextProverbs 1:22
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
Read in contextProverbs 8:5
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
Read in contextPsalms 94:8–9
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Read in contextNumbers 16:22
But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
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