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Howbeit (πλην). See Lu 6:24. Instead of devoting so much attention to the outside.
Those things which are within …

You fools. How unwise and wicked is your conduct! The word denotes not only lack of wisdom, but also wickedness. ([Reference Proverbs 13:1…

You fools, did not he that made that which is without...? This question is peculiar to St. Luke and implies a latent para…

"One needs washing as much as the other. You are so careful of your hands; will you not be more careful of your hearts?"

St. Cyril of Alexandria: While our Lord was still speaking, a certain Pharisee invited Him to his own house, as it is said,

In Jesus’ estimation, the “Pharisees” (see comment on Mk 2:15–16) had lost the heart of their religion. In vv.41–42b Jesus offers a positive correc…

You fools, did not he that made that which is without ,
&c.] That is, made clean that which is without, or the outsi…

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, …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson