Luke 11:40

Luke 11:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
• New International Version (NIV)You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?
• English Standard Version (ESV)You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

Context of Luke 11:40

38When the Pharisee saw this, he was surprised that Jesus had not first ceremonially washed before the meal. 39But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish; but your inside is full of greed and wickedness. You foolish ones, did He who made the outside not make the inside also? 41But give that which is within as a charitable gift, and then all things are clean for you. 42“But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every kind of garden herb, and yet you ignore justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

Luke 11:40 word by word

ἄφρονες, οὐχ ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔξωθεν καὶ τὸ ἔσωθεν ἐποίησεν;Read the interlinear

• You foolishἄφρωνaphrōn · foolishG878
• did He who madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the outsideἔξωθενexōthen · outsideG1855
• the insideἔσωθενesōthen · inwardlyG2081
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for Luke 11:40

• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’
• Luke 24:25And then He said to them, “You foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
• Psalms 14:1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed detestable acts; There is no one who does good.
• Psalms 75:4I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;
• Psalms 94:8Pay attention, you stupid ones among the people; And when will you understand, foolish ones?
• Proverbs 1:22“How long, you naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
• Proverbs 8:5You naive ones, understand prudence; And, you fools, understand wisdom!
• Jeremiah 5:21‘Now hear this, you foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes but do not see, Who have ears but do not hear.
• Matthew 23:17You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?
• Matthew 23:26You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may also become clean.
• 1 Corinthians 15:36You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;
• Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.”
• Genesis 2:7Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living person.
• Numbers 16:22But they fell on their faces and said, “God, the God of the spirits of humanity, when one person sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?”
• Psalms 33:15He who fashions the hearts of them all, He who understands all their works.
• Psalms 94:9He who planted the ear, does He not hear? Or He who formed the eye, does He not see?

Commentaries on Luke 11:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Did not he that made that which is without - Did not the maker of the dish form it so, both outwardly and inwardly, as to answer the purpose for which it was made? And can it answer this purpose without being clean in the inside as well as on the outside? God has made you such, both as to your bodies and souls, as he intended should show forth his praise; but can you think that the purpose of God can be accomplished by you while you only attend to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Ye fools - How unwise and wicked is your conduct! The word denotes not only “want of wisdom,” but also wickedness. Compare Psalm 14:1; Proverbs 13:19; Proverbs 14:9. Your conduct is not merely “foolish,” but it is a cloak for sin - designed to countenance wickedness. Did not he … - Did not God, who made the “body,” make also the “soul?” You Pharisees take great pains to cleanse the “body,” under a pretence of pleasing “God.” Did “he”” not also make the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-54Verses 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 may glory in reproaches, for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4139-41. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:40

• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Reproof
• Satire
• Self-Righteousness
• Teachers

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings