John Gill Commentary Luke 11:39

John Gill Commentary

Luke 11:39

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Luke 11:39

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"And 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." — Luke 11:39 (ASV)

And the Lord said to him
Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions read; the Lord Jesus, as the Ethiopic.

Now do you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup, and the
platter ;
being very tenacious of the traditions of the elders, concerning the washing of cups and pots, which had been of late years brought in among them, and therefore the word "now" is used; (See Gill on Matthew 23:25) and (See Gill on Mark 7:4),

but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness :
meaning either their souls, which were full of all manner of sin, the cleansing and purity of which they had no concern about, whilst they were very strict and curious in washing their bodies, their cups and platters; or rather the vessels which were filled with meat and drink got by extortion, rapine, and oppression; see (Matthew 23:25) .