Luke 11 · Verse 39

Luke 11:39

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.
Luke 11:39, King James Version

Luke 11:39 in other translations

BSB“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
WEBThe Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
ASVAnd the Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
YLTAnd the Lord said unto him, ‘Now do ye, the Pharisees, the outside of the cup and of the plate make clean, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness;
DARBYBut the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward parts are full of plunder and wickedness.
BBEAnd the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.
WebsterAnd the Lord said to 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.

What does Luke 11:39 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:39-41
39-41. cup and platter--remarkable example of our Lord's way of drawing the most striking illustrations of great truths from the most familiar objects and incidents of life. ravening--rapacity.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 39. See Mt 23:25. Ravening. Robbery, plunder. Here the sense is that the cup and platter were filled with what had been unjustly taken from others. That is, they lived by their wickedness; their food was procured by dishonesty and extortion. This was a most terrible charge; and as it was applied, among others, to the man who had invited the Saviour to dine with him, it shows that nothing would prevent his dealing faithfully with the souls of men. Even in the Pharisee's own house, and when expressly invited to partake of his hospitality, he loved his soul so much that he faithfully warned him of his crimes.

(z) "but your inward part" Tit 1:15

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 Ye - make clean the outside - See on Mat 23:25 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 11:37-54

We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we…

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Luke 11:39 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΕἶπενEipenSaidG2036
δὲdethenG1161
ὁhotheG3588
κύριοςkuriosLordG2962
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτόν·autonhim;G846
νῦνnunNowG3568
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771
οἱhoi<the>G3588
ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiPhariseesG5330
τὸtotheG3588
ἔξωθενexōthenoutsideG1855
τοῦtou<of> theG3588
ποτηρίουpotērioucupG4221
καὶkaiandG2532
τοῦtou<of> theG3588
πίνακοςpinakosdishG4094
καθαρίζετε,katharizeteyou cleanse,G2511
τὸto<the>G3588
δὲdeandG1161
ἔσωθενesōthenthe insideG2081
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771
γέμειgemeiis fullG1073
ἁρπαγῆςharpagēsof plunderingG724
καὶkaiandG2532
πονηρίας.ponēriaswickedness.G4189

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Cross references for Luke 11:39

  • Titus 1:15

    Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

  • Luke 16:15

    And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  • Genesis 6:5

    And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

  • Matthew 7:15

    Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

  • Proverbs 30:12

    There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

  • James 4:8

    Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

  • Matthew 15:19

    For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

  • Matthew 23:25-26

    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.

  • Acts 8:21-23

    Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

  • John 12:6

    This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

  • Acts 5:3

    But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

  • Luke 7:13

    And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Now.
Mt 23:25; Ga 1:14; 2Ti 3:5; Tit 1:15
but.
16:15; Ge 6:5; 2Ch 25:2; 31:20,21; Pr 26:25; 30:12; Jer 4:14
Mt 12:33-35; 15:19; Joh 12:6; 13:2; Ac 5:3; 8:21-23; Jas 4:8
ravening.
Ps 22:13; Eze 22:25,27; Zep 3:3; Mt 7:15

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Context

  • Luke 11:38

    And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

  • Luke 11:39

    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.

  • Luke 11:40

    Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

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Luke 11:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el Señor le dijo: Ahora vosotros los Fariseos lo de fuera del vaso y del plato limpiáis; mas lo interior de vosotros está lleno de rapiña y de maldad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le Seigneur lui dit: Pour vous, pharisiens, vous nettoyez le dehors de la coupe et du plat, mais au-dedans vous êtes pleins de rapine et de méchanceté.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Herr aber sprach zu ihm: Jetzt, ihr Pharisäer, reiniget ihr das Äußere des Bechers und der Schüssel, euer Inneres aber ist voller Raub und Bosheit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait Dominus ad illum: Nunc vos pharisæi, quod deforis est calicis et catini, mundatis: quod autem intus est vestrum, plenum est rapina et iniquitate.