Luke 11:40
38 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.
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
42 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.
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 unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:36
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
Read in contextMatthew 23:26
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Read in contextMatthew 23:17
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Read in contextProverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Read in contextProverbs 8:5
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Read in contextPsalms 94:8–9
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Read in contextNumbers 16:22
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
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