Matthew Chapter 23 verse 26 Holy Bible
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.
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You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
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Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.
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Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
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You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside of it may become clean also.
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`Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 26. - Thou blind Pharisee. The address is in the singular number, to give vividness and personal effect, and the epithet accentuates the absurdity censured. Cleanse first that which is within. They must learn to reverse their practice. If you wanted to have your food pure, you would clean the inside of your vessel more carefully than the outside. The external purity should proceed from and be a token of the internal. So in the case of the moral agent, the ceremonial purity is a mockery and hypocrisy unless it be accompanied by holiness of the heart. That the outside of them may be (γένηται, may become) clean also. However fair to see, the man is not pure unless his soul is clean; he cannot be called pure while the higher part of his being is soiled and foul with sin. And inward saintliness cannot be hidden; it shines forth in the countenance; it is known by speech and action; it sheds sunshine wherever it gees. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) That the outside of them may be clean also.--The implied premise is that "uncleanness" in its ethical sense was altogether distinct from the outward uncleanness with which the Pharisees identified it. If the contents of the cup were pure in their source and in their use, they made the outside "clean," irrespective of any process of surface purification.
